Three guys walk into town. They go into a hotel and ask for a room they can share. The clerk has just the thing they want for thirty dollars. The clerk sends them to the room, takes out the ledger, and realizes that he made a mistake. The room costs only twenty-five dollars. Now he has to divide five dollars evenly three ways. Can't be done. So the clerk pockets two dollars, tells the guys that he made a three dollar mistake and gives them each a single. Now, each man paid only nine dollars for his share of the room. Nine times three equals twenty seven, plus the two in the clerk's pocket equals twenty nine. Where's the other dollar?
2007-02-06 05:48:52 · 4 answers · asked by babygirl 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
watch and learn.
30=first bill
25=bill
3=amount given back
2=clerk pocketed
25+3+2= 30
the nine is put in there to fool ppl.
2007-02-06 05:55:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's still there. you have $25 for the room. add the two dollars for the clerk. ($27) The you have the three dollars for the guys. ($30) When you multply those numbers, you loose one.
2007-02-06 06:00:44 · answer #2 · answered by Alyse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen this riddle on here like 5 times today. Can't you people think of original stuff? Come on!!
2 points
I see. Its clear now. You are retarded. You don't even know that yourself is one word and not hyphenated.
2007-02-06 06:30:35 · answer #3 · answered by Vasago 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a problem with Math, if you ever see the movie Proof they explain it
2007-02-06 06:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by bkbarile 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋