3 men go to a hotel and ask for a room... the innkeeper tells them $30, they pay and go to the room... later the innkeeper realized it was a $25 dollar room and gives the bellboy $5 to refund to the men... the bellboy decides that it would be hard to divide $5 amongst 3 men, so he pocketed $2 and gave the men each $1...
each man originally paid $10, then after the $1 refund, they paid $9 each, totalling $27... the bellboy kept $2, so 2 + 27 = 29... where's the other dollar if they paid 30 in the first place?
2006-11-25 21:27:12 · 6 answers · asked by lisa_mynx 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
no, not looking for an answer, just wanting to warp some brains for a bit...
2006-11-25 21:34:57 · update #1
Wow!!! dis brain teasers a nice one!!! and hey i wud like to know the answer to this!!!!
2006-11-25 21:35:06 · answer #1 · answered by funmzire 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't add the 2 dollars the bellboy kept to the 27, you already subtracted 3 from thirty to reach the 27 dollars, so to keep it consistent you should subtract the 2 dollars instead of adding it which = 25
2006-11-25 21:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by Rare Indigo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you have to look at it a different way, they paid the cashier $25, the bellboy kept $2 and he refunded each man $1
$25+$2+$3=$30
Answer-YOU HAVE TO THINK OF IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY (they riddle itself isn't wrong, but there is a solution is different)
2006-11-25 21:29:06 · answer #3 · answered by txsaxman91 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IM NOT REALLY SURE, BUT THIS IS A GOOD BRAIN TEASER
2006-11-25 21:31:42 · answer #4 · answered by starlight 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hahaha good one. how muchever i try i cant get it.
2006-11-25 21:34:01 · answer #5 · answered by tornjeansandguitar 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my boyfriend says it's story problem told wrong...
2006-11-25 23:07:25 · answer #6 · answered by aintthtapeach 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋