Three men book a hotel room for $30. The hotel told the bellboy to give them $5 back because it only costed $25. He took $5 to give them but couldn't split $5 three ways so he gave them one dollar each and kept 2 for himself.
So he gave them $3 back which means they paid $27, he kept the $2 which makes $29, so what happened to the other dollar?
2006-09-30 12:34:05 · 22 answers · asked by littledear 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
They paid $25, he gave each man $1 back which makes $28 and kept $2 for himself, which makes $30.
2006-09-30 12:37:33 · answer #1 · answered by Joanne B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no missing dollar.
The $2 that bellboy took is already accounted for in the men's cost of $27; therefore you cannot, repeat cannot add that $2 to the cost ($27) again.
Simple as that
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Still in the dark?
Think about it this way.
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The cash position at the beginning was that men had $30.
The final cash position is that Hotel has $25, men have $3 balance, and bell boy has $2 that he kept, which all adds up to the original $30.
2006-09-30 20:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by Calculus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been hearing about this problem for over 20 years.
There is no extra dollar. The way the problem is phrased makes you think there is one. It's deceptive.
The men paid $30 originally, then got $3 back, so yes, they put out $27 total. Of that money, $25 went to the hotel, and $2 went to the bellboy. So every dollar is accounted for. There's no reason to add the bellboy's $2 to the $27 the men paid.
2006-09-30 20:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by James L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing happened to the other dollar the question is wrong. Here is the way the money adds up. The original fee for the room was $30. The fee was reduced to $25. Add to this the $3 that was given back to the men and the $2 that the bellboy kept and you get $30.
2006-09-30 19:38:48 · answer #4 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same question was on about a week ago except it was old ladies buying a television receiver and the answer is the same. The men parted with $27 of which 25 went to the hotel and 2 to the bellboy.
2006-10-01 06:57:57 · answer #5 · answered by David P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no "other dollar".
They paid $27 for the room ($30 minus the $3 they got back). The bell boy got $2 from them, too. So the men's total payout was $29.
The hotel got $30 first, but paid back $3 to the men (which is $27) and $2 to the bell boy. So they received $27 and the bell boy received $2. That's still $29.
The "magic" dollar is a fiction because they paid $30 out first.
2006-09-30 20:09:48 · answer #6 · answered by Ivan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he KEPT 2 dollars and gave back 3, so yes they only paid 27, but they're only suppose to pay 25, 27-25 is 2, there is the 2 dollars he kept, the other 3 each of the men have so that makes 27+3=30 dollars in all
2006-09-30 19:38:57 · answer #7 · answered by Stevie471 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no missing dollar. 27 - 25 = 2
25 = 30 - 5 = 30 - 3 - 2, NOT 30-3+2
2006-09-30 19:50:50 · answer #8 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your maths has slipped he gave them each a dollar back that is three dollars
Add that to the 25 dollars = 28 dollars not 27
plus the 2 he kept makes 30 dollars
2006-09-30 19:37:57 · answer #9 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hotel cost $25 and bellboy gave them back $3 and kept $2 add it all and you get $30
2006-09-30 19:39:38 · answer #10 · answered by sagie29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋