3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30, SO
EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT TO THE ROOM.
A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25, SO
HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH $5.
ON THE WAY, THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT $5 EVENLY
BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MAN A $1 AND KEPT THE OTHER $2 FOR
HIMSELF.
THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTA L OF
$27, ADD THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = $29.
WHERE IS THE OTHER DOLLAR?
2007-01-26 04:22:09 · 14 answers · asked by Lg 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
funny!! do the math this way and it adds up!
total cost for the 3 men = 9*3 = $27
the money went to = $25 to the motel, $ 2 to the bellboy = which is $27.. which equals $27, which is the 3 men spend
2007-01-26 04:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by ak_agarwal 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There were thrity dollars to begin with.
The man behind the desk has $25. The bellboy has $2 and the three men each have $1
25+2+1+1+1=30
There is no missing dollar.
The $27 is the $25 for the room plus the $2 the bellboy kept. The 3 men have the other $3.
2007-01-26 12:29:02 · answer #2 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each man paid $9 for the room, 9x3=27. Subtract the 2$ in the bellboys pocket (don't add) equals $25! which is the amont in the till. 25&5=$30. The extra $ is lost only because of the improper equation.
2007-01-26 12:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by ultvg 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The question is a misdirection. The answer is that the calculation should be $27 - $2 = $25. $27 is what the men paid, $25 is what the Inn Keeper has and $2 is what the bellboy effectively stole from the men by not giving it back to them.
2007-01-26 12:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop reposting this one i have read it a million times!!!
if the room was only 25 and they got 3 dollars back thats 28 plus the 2 the bellboy kept equals 30.
2007-01-26 13:13:29 · answer #5 · answered by peach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noplace.
They paid $10. each but got back one, so they only paid $9. each. The tip was $2. That makes $27. plus $2. = $29.
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2007-01-26 12:25:15 · answer #6 · answered by OhWhatCanIDo 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What other dollar? (Hands behind back, whistling and looking around) They didn't pay $27 dollars, they paid $25 dollars. So there is no xtra dollar. Whomever came up with this joke didn't know how to do math. SO, in actuallity they each paid $8.33.
2007-01-26 12:27:58 · answer #7 · answered by ♪ Tony's girl ♪ 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You need to look at it differently.
They paid $30
The room was $25
They got $3 back, meaning between them they had paid $28
And the bell boy kept the other $2
2007-01-26 12:31:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why do we have three men sharing the same room anyway?
They should take the extra dollar and use it to buy seperate rooms
2007-01-26 12:39:38 · answer #9 · answered by n.t. 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they didnt pay 9 dollars a piece for the room
2 paid 9.33 and one paid 9.34
2007-01-26 12:25:59 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋