Three Ladies rent a hotel room for $30. After they go to the room the Desk Clerk discovers he overcharged them $5. He sends the Bell hop up with $5 to give back to the ladies. The Bell hop decides that 5 can't be devided by 3 so he gives each lady $1. He keeps $2. Now 3x9 equals 27 and the Bell Hop kept 2 so that is 29. Where is the missing $1
2007-05-25 07:24:07 · 17 answers · asked by afternoondelight 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
wrong end of the problem; he kept 2 from 5 and gave each lady 3x1=3+2=5
2007-05-25 07:27:58 · answer #1 · answered by wizjp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The desk clerk has $25 since he gave the Bell hop $5. The Bell Hop has $2 since from the $5, he gave each lady $1. So, $25+$2+$3=$30.
2007-05-25 14:32:40 · answer #2 · answered by Hideaki Takizawa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a + or - question not a multiplication problem. If charged 30 and was only supposed to be charged 25 and was given 5 dollars back and the bell hop kept 2 and gave the three ladies 3 back the total equals 30.dollars.
You know the X = A+B+C = X
2007-05-25 15:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by Lexi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not this one again. There is no missing $1. You are adding the $2 twice. Lets look at more mathematically.
Three women pay $30 for 1 room
Ok, so they paid $10 apiece.
A refund of $5 is due but only $3 is given.
Therefore the women paid $27 for the room.
$27 + $3 = $30
If the bellhop had not stolen the $2 then the equation would have been
$25 + $5 = $30.
There is where the $2 comes from. The price of the room ($25 vs.$27). There is no missing dollar. By adding the $2 to the price of the room again, you throw the equation out of wack.
In the end lets look at who has how much money.
Women -- $3
Bellhop -- $2
Hotel -- $25
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Total -- $30
As you can see, there is no missing dollar.
2007-05-25 14:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the room was $25 gave three back $3. 25+3=28 and the bell hop kept 2 so
25+3+2=30 no money is missing
2007-05-25 14:31:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anthill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where did the 3*9 come in?
they each paid $10 to begin with 10*3=$30
then were each given $1 back by the bell hop who keep $2
(1*3)+2 = $5 that the bell hop was given by the desk clerk. all monies have been accounted for.
2007-05-25 14:33:01 · answer #6 · answered by mickey g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ending math is all screwed up, you aren't figuring out how much each paid, but how much they got back. 30 - the 5 returned is 25... that is how much they paid. 5 was split between them each girl gettin 1 so 1 +1+1=3 and the bell hop kept 2 3+2=5 5+ 25=30 it is all there.
2007-05-25 14:35:12 · answer #7 · answered by tokusie_kiuden 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's say each woman paid 10 to make 30 right? Then, it turns out, it was 25 instead of 30. So, 25 plus 2 for the tip equals 27 so each woman paid 9 and got back 1! Ajua!
2007-05-25 14:28:20 · answer #8 · answered by snak3s2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Altogether, $25 went to the room bill, $3 back to the ladies ($1/each), and $2 to the bellhop so that equals $30.
2007-05-25 14:29:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
30.00 Room
-5.00 Over Charge
25.00 Left Over
+3.00 Overcharge Refund
28.00 Between The Three Women
Bell Hops 2.00 = 30.00
Burning a LAME RIDDLE PRICELESS
2007-05-25 14:30:10 · answer #10 · answered by xxcHiNlOxx 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋