Here's one for you-concentrate!
3 men go to a motel and pay ten dollars each for a room costing thirty dollars. Off they go to their room.
A little later the motel manager comes into work and tells the receptionist that sold the room that it should have only been twenty five dollars, and to take the extra five dollars to the men.
On her way to the room to re pay the money, the receptionist thinks 'well five cannot be easily divided by three', so she puts two dollars in her pocket and gives the men a dollar each back.
So are you listening? The men paid ten dollars each, then recieved a dollar each back, so they have each paid nine dollars for the room, 3x9=27, and the receptionist has two dollars in her pocket, 27+2=29.
So where did that other dollar go?
Read it again, and concentrate! First right answer gets the points!
2007-02-18 03:22:43 · 16 answers · asked by CHARISMA 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
No.. slight mistake in perspective.. it should be looked at in the following manner
it is $25 (for the room) + $3 returned + $2 the lady pocketed = $30 (10 x 3 that the guys contributed)
or (10 x 3) (contributed) - 3 (returned) - 2 (pocketed) = 25 (price of the room)
you are making the mistake of doing a 27 + 2 - actually its 27 - 2 which gives you the room price
Hope this is the best answer
2007-02-18 05:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by veena_dracks84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
25
2007-02-18 04:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by **ZARA** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
25
2007-02-18 03:27:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did the missing dollar go? Nowhere. A dollar only goes "missing" because the statement "each man paid $9 for the room" is wrong -- each of three men paid out a total of $9, but that $9 included both the room charge and the bellboy's tip. All in all, each man paid out a total of $9 and had $1 left over, completely accounting for the $30 they started with.
2007-02-18 03:49:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy each person payed $10 then then the receptionist takes $2 so the room cost $28 then each one got $1 back which makes $25
2007-02-18 03:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by gona-b-a-gr8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No missing dollar...
2 dollars+3 dollars=5
30-5= 25..
There is no missing dollar!
2007-02-18 07:06:01 · answer #6 · answered by kim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres 30 $ total
-5
25
the woman gets 2 dollars
and she gives the men 1 $ EACH
2007-02-18 03:28:10 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million. no longer some thing because there is not any oxygen for the flame to seize on 2. nonetheless Mt. Everest because it isn't like the mountain wasnt there anymore 3.i'd be retaining the letter b in my actual hand because it is a reflect image so that is the different of what i see 4. mom. that is because if my dads sister has a sister in regulation, its through marriage and so it is maximum in all probability from her sister, it is my dad. (if it is smart in any respect??)XD
2016-12-04 08:12:37 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No other dollar. The cost of the room is 25
2007-02-18 03:26:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
25that they had +2 the ones she took+3the ones she gave to them=30 totalll
2007-02-18 03:28:02 · answer #10 · answered by ummmcolleen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋