They thought the price for the room was $30, so they each gave $10. The actual price was $25. The girl at the front desk goes to their room to give them the change. To be "fair"...she gives each one of the men $1, and she stays with $2. So...how much does each man spend? $10-$1=$9. So they spend $27 together. The girl keeps $2. $27+2=$29....so what happened to the other dollar?
2007-02-26 09:40:20 · 12 answers · asked by Me 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
$30-$5=$25. $25/3=8.33 Each man paid $8.33. $8.33x3=$24.99 $24.99+5($1 to each man & $2 to the girl)=$29.99. I suppose the real question is what heppened to the penny?
2007-02-27 14:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many times do I have to see this riddle on here? When you start to type a question, read all the hits that it brings up. You will see this question has been asked like 5 times in the last week (at least)!
ANSWER: There is no missing dollar, the room originally cost
$30 they should have only paid $25.
They got $3 back and then there's $2 the clerk kept. 3+2=5
Plus the $25 = $30
2007-02-26 18:11:53 · answer #2 · answered by Britt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to subtact the $2 to make the room $25. BUT you can't add the $2 to the $27, that doesn't make since. You have to add back on the $3 that she gave back to them to make the $30. Because If they each spent $9 X 3 would be $27 plus the $3 they were returned = $30.
2007-02-26 17:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by cowboys21angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$30 - $5 = $25
3 people; 3 times 1 = 3
$25 + $3 = $28
Woman had 2 dollars
$28 + $2 = $30
2007-02-26 17:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by Not You 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The room cost 25 dollars, but the girl kept two, so it was really 27 dollars. The men paid 10 but got 1 back, so they paid 9
9*3men = 27
2007-02-26 17:46:36 · answer #5 · answered by Underlined name. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as the new cost of the roo is 25$ n 2 extra dollars kept by the girl
there sum should be 27 which is the amount paid by the 3 guys
2007-02-26 17:45:07 · answer #6 · answered by well thts it...... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Nice teaser! Equations are only so useful!
Once the girl returned the three one-dollar bills, he had only $2 left so there is no missing $1.
Your faulty math came from this:
10 - 1 = 9.00 per salesman. 9 x 3 = 27.00 in total
In reality, the equation should be: ($10*3) -(3*$1) = $27
Girl keeps $2, and budget hotel has remaining $25
2007-02-26 17:44:12 · answer #7 · answered by Caleb40305 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
erg ok 10x3=30 ok? 30-3=27 ok? 27+1+1+1=30
2007-02-26 17:43:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's look at pockets:
Hotel=$25
Girl=$2
Men=$3
That adds up to $30!
There is no missing dollar...lol math.
2007-02-26 17:49:25 · answer #9 · answered by snow_cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its 30-3-2=25
27-(not plus)2=25
nothing is missing u just wrote it wrong to confuse us
2007-02-26 17:46:11 · answer #10 · answered by sevi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋