Three friends check into a motel for the night and the clerk tells them the bill is $30, payable in advance.
So, they each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room. A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the trio by $5.
He asks the bellhop to return $5 to the 3 friends who had just checked in. The bellhop sees this as an opportunity to make $2 as he reasons that the three friends would have a tough time dividing $5 evenly among them; so he decides to tell them that the clerk made a mistake of only $3, giving a dollar back to each of the friends.
He pockets the leftover $2 and goes home for the day! Now, each of the three friends gets a dollar back, thus they each paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27 for the night. We know the bellhop pocketed $2 and adding that to the $27, you get $29, not $30 which was originally spent.
Where did the other dollar go????
2006-11-03 10:30:57 · 8 answers · asked by ABYSS 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
"He pockets the leftover $2 and goes home for the day! Now, each of the three friends gets a dollar back, thus they each paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27 for the night. We know the bellhop pocketed $2 and adding that to the $27, you get $29, not $30 which was originally spent. "
Answer: the trick is that it uses fuzzy logic by comparing the total amount the men spent to the orignal cost of the room. that doesnt make sense b/c that is not what was spent.
think of it this way, how much is $30(orignal cost of the room)-$3(actual net rebate to the men)=$27 total for the room)=the amount the men paid in total(9*3=27)
or
The new cost of the room [30 (org cost)- 5(actual rebate)=25]+bellhop's tip(2)=the amount the men paid in total(9*3=27)
2006-11-03 10:42:28 · answer #1 · answered by floridaluv2k6 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The following night two friends check into the same motel. Once again the clerk charges them $30, or $15 per person. After the clerk remembers the total rate is only $25 he sends the bellhop upstairs with five $1 bills to pay the two friends back. The bellhop knows he got away with larceny once so he tries it again. But this time he pockets $3 and returns $2 to the hotel guests ($1 per guest). So each of the two guests got $1 back from their original $15. Therefore each paid $14 which is a total payment of $28 for the room. Now the bellhop has $3, the guests paid $28, for a total of $31....THERE'S THE MISSING DOLLAR!!!!
2006-11-03 18:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by B E A * 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no "other dollar". Here's where the money went:
The manager has $25, and the bellhop has $2, which makes the $27 that the people spent. Now, add that to the $3 that the three customers have, and you get $30!
2006-11-03 18:53:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
But the room did not cost $27 but 25 a night. So the clerk gave them $1 each back .so $1x3 +25=28 +2=30
2006-11-03 18:47:37 · answer #4 · answered by eva b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm just going to take a guess and say the bellhop took it as a tip
2006-11-03 18:39:47 · answer #5 · answered by Montez Grl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boy that was a brain teaser! The men dished out $30.00, got $3.00 back which means they spent $27.00. Clerk gets his $25.00 for the room and bellhop STEALS $2.00.
Friends: $30.00 - $3.00 = $27.00
Clerk: $25.00
$27.00 - $25.00 = $2.00
Bellhop (thief) $2.00 = $0.00
I agree with eva_b and superbotz answers.
2006-11-03 20:08:26 · answer #6 · answered by kiako 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bellhop has it
2006-11-03 18:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by Trina T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It fell on the floor.
2006-11-03 18:40:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋