Three business men were on a trip together, they tried to get a room at a nice hotel and found out there was a convention in town and the hotels were all booked. They ended up finding a room in the slum part of town for $30. They decided to share it as it was the only room available. They each paid with a $10 bill and the clerk told them there was only 2 beds so he'd bring up a rollaway bed shortly. When the night manager came on duty he informed the clerk that he had over charged for that room and it was actually only $25. Taking 5 - $1 bills from the register the manager sent the clerk up to the room with their change. On the way up the clerk realized he would not be able to split 5 ones equally with 3 men so he pocketed 2 of them. Now the room would cost them $28 instead of $30. When he got to the room he gave them each $1 back. They had each originally paid with a $10 bill; with the $1 returned to each man they now only paid $9 each for the room. 9x3=$27 Where's the other dollar?
2007-02-17 11:49:20 · 14 answers · asked by ♥Tawnya♥ 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
I know this riddle with 2 different twists so please don't tell me I worded it wrong and that it's already on here 100 times if it annoys you, move on.
2007-02-17 11:51:49 · update #1
If the room cost $25 and the clerk pocketed $2, then the room actually cost the men $27, not $28. There was never a charge or cost adding up to $28: the men were given $3 back in singles (credit), the clerk has $2 in his pocket (debit), while the manager has $25 (debit).
2007-02-17 12:15:51 · answer #1 · answered by Chitownian 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
25+3+2=30.
2007-02-17 11:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by THE UNKNOWN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is, it's a mathematical error to equate it to them each paying $9 after removing the $2 the clerk took from the equation.
3(30/3) does not equal 3((30-5+2)/3) + 2
All that "riddle" has done, is set words to that equation.
2007-02-17 12:04:24 · answer #3 · answered by Master Maverick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OH gosh that is confusing. I read it over 3 times and can't figure it out. I believe it has something to do with this "with the $1 returned" as in only 1-$1 bill was returned to the men. But I still don't quite understand it all. Hope I'm close and I hope somebody will let me know the answer otherwise this will bug me for awhile.
2007-02-17 11:57:49 · answer #4 · answered by Tibby228 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I posted this too and people gave assinine responses so here's my advice.
Get $30 in ones and act it out.
But I do like that idea that math could be wrong. I mean they did really only pay $9 each when all is said and done, right?
2007-02-17 11:56:37 · answer #5 · answered by John P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UHHH....could he have took an extra dollar for the bed
Maybe 1 guy was in the bathroom and the clerk kept his dollar.
2007-02-17 12:03:05 · answer #6 · answered by XbeautifulXdisasterX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's funny how simple addition and subtraction can confuse people. Where did you get the 28 from?
2007-02-17 12:23:41 · answer #7 · answered by harakiri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The clerk took it.
2007-02-17 11:56:49 · answer #8 · answered by chellysea33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
27-25=$2
There is no extra dollar.
2007-02-17 13:39:23 · answer #9 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the roll away bed so who ever slept there would find it
2007-02-17 12:13:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋