Three men go to a motel and the clerk checks them in, the room is $30 so they each pay $10. The clerk tells the first gentleman that they were entitled to a discount of $5. Thankfully, the first man accepts the discount and gives the clerk a $2 tip. He then takes the remaining $3 and distributes it evenly between himself and the other 2 men. So by this logic, they each initially paid $10 and each got $1 back. Therefore, they each really only paid $9 and 9x3=27. If the man gave the clerk $2 dollars, $27+2= 29, what happened to the other dollar?
2007-02-05 12:10:54 · 4 answers · asked by John P 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
pocketed
2007-02-05 12:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by CL 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Each man gave 10 and got 1 back = 9 x 3 = total spend 27
Clerk got 25 + 2 tip = total received 27
$ missing = 0
The $2 is already part of the $27 spent.
2007-02-05 20:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by harry irish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its there, it just depends on how u do the math:
$25 for the room $2 tip $3 between the three men
25+3+2 is 30
2007-02-05 20:41:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was accidentally given to the clerk as tip.
2007-02-05 20:14:46 · answer #4 · answered by THE UNKNOWN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋