3 men went to a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30, so each man put up $10 each and went to the room. A little while later he realized the room was only $25, so he sent the bellhop back to the 3 guys room with $5. On the way to the room the bellhop couldn't figure how to split the $5 between the 3 guys so he just gave each one of them $1 and he kept the other $2. That left the 3 guys paying $9 each for the room. 3x9=27+ the 2 that the bellhop kept =$29. WHERES THE OTHER DOLLAR??????
2006-12-01 04:16:31 · 9 answers · asked by Baby#1 due Oct. 27 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
The room cost them $25 divided among three people
25/3=8.3333
plus the $1 dollar given back to them
so each man actually paid $9.333
9*3=27
.33 * 3 =.99
Theres^ your extra dollar
so 28 + 2=30
none missing
2006-12-01 04:21:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
.... room. 3x9=27+ the 2 that the bellhop kept =$29......
the above line is the mistake
instead it should be
.... room. 3x9=27- the 2 that the bellhop kept =$25......
they paid $30 ,
The room's actual cost $25 ,
$1 returned/head = they paid $27
the 3 guys gave $9x3 =27 , effectively
the $2 should also be returned to the guys , that is 27-2 = 25.
the $2 that is missing is in the boys hands.
No dollar is lost
Its all just a bad math
2006-12-01 12:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by StupendousMan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you made a mistake typing it somewhere the equation is 30-5-3 that is how many the men have which is 28 dollars and the bellhop has the other 2 dollars
2006-12-01 12:26:35 · answer #3 · answered by mizz annie 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lets count it other way....
$27(including the $2 which bellhop kept)+$3 that was returned=$30
ha ha ha..nice try to fool us!
2006-12-01 12:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by tonima 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stupid q...they paid 27 ...and the 2 extra...27-25..is kept by the bellhop....the 30 is no longer in the play..u dun add 27 + 2 = 30...
2006-12-01 12:34:02 · answer #5 · answered by vp6750 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I agree with the 1st answerer
2006-12-01 12:26:48 · answer #6 · answered by Pd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with them
2006-12-01 12:45:55 · answer #7 · answered by funoburgmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no missing dollar! LOL!
2006-12-01 13:48:08 · answer #8 · answered by lilypond868 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heard this lots of times.there is no missing dollar.
2006-12-01 12:18:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋