solve this one!?

Question

3 men check into a hotel. The clerk charges them 21 dollars. Each man gives seven dollars. Later on, the clerk realizes he over charged them 5 dollars. He calls the bellhop over and instructs him to divide the $5
between the three men. When the bellhop goes up to the room he knows he can't divide the money evenly, so he gives each man a buck and keeps the remaining two for himself. Now, this means each man paid 6 bucks($18) the bellhop kept 2 bucks. That's 20, where is the last dollar?

Answer 1

Each man origianly spent $7 - 3X$7=$21

However the charge was only supposed to be $16

Giving one dollar back means each man only spent $6 - 3X$6-1$8

Money spent is $18 minus $16 for the rooms = $2 for the bellhop.

The riddle is well worded to make you forget that in the second to last sentance "each man paid 6 bucks($18) the bellhop kept 2 bucks" the bellhop's $2 is already part of the 18, not in addition to.

Answer 2

The logic in this riddle is wrong, which is why it came out to 20...

there are 21 bucks, he gives back 5 = 16

16 paid + 3 given back = 19

19 dollars + 2 the bellhop kept = 21

The problem with the riddle is that it said each man paid 18, and the bellhop kept 2, it should be each man paid 18, and got 3 back

Answer 3

There is no extra dollar. each man spent 7, got one back, therefore spent 6. The bellhop has 2. now do the math:
21 spent (3 x 7) - 5 returned = 16
the bellhop now has two, so the 18 dollars are accounted for
because each man spent 7 and got one back.

Answer 4

There is No extra Buck, He overcharged them 5 Dollars

Answer 5

they paid 21 minus the 5 = 16, one back to each is 19 and the 2 to bell hop equals 21

Answer 6

If it is missing, then the bellhop has it. After all, he IS dishonest.

Answer 7

tax

Answer 8

the logic is wrong
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Answer 9

I ate it.