Three men buy a hotel room for 30 dollars. They split the room evenly, each paying 10 dollars. The man at the desk soon realizes he has over charged these men for the room; the room is only 25 dollars. He sends the bell man up with five dollars. The bell man, unsure of how to split the money evenly, gives each person a dollar and keeps two for him self. Now, each person in the room has paid 9 dollars for the room because they were each given a dollar. However 9x3 is only 27, plus the two dollars the bell man has makes 29. But wait...? Wasn't the room 30 dollars....? WHERE DID THE OTHER DOLLAR GO?
2007-07-15 16:43:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
That doesn't make sense.
In essence, you're just breaking down 30 - 3 - 2 = 25.
To get 27 you SUBTRACT 3 from 30. But then to make up for the last two dollars you ADD to 27?
The correct way to make up for the last two dollars would to be follow pattern and subtract again.
Remember that the equation is not 30 - 3 + 2 = 25.
So:
(30 - 3) - 2 = 25
(27) - 2 = 25.
2007-07-15 17:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by Adam D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The math is incorrect. If they had been charged $27.00 for the room originally, they would have each given the man $10.00, and each received $1 change, making the math problem 9+9+9=27, and 27+3=30, the $3 being the key. Instead, the way the problem reads, it is turned into 27+2=29, which is where the confusion lies. The problem should be $25 (room rate) + $2 (what the bellboy kept) = $27, and $27 + $3 (the change the three guys received) = $30.
2007-07-15 16:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by digitalhandout 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other two dollars drops the room from 27 to 25 - not up from 27 to 29.
2007-07-15 16:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by trustnoonekmc 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no other dollar. You don't add the $2 the bell man has to the $27 the men ended up paying for the room, you subtract it.
2007-07-15 16:54:15 · answer #4 · answered by kdive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't add the two dollars to the 27. you subtract the two dollars the bellman kept from the total of 27 paid by the men to get the total take for the hotel of 25
2007-07-15 16:50:44 · answer #5 · answered by John M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Kaely's got it. The bell man gives "each person" a dollar, which would include himself.
2007-07-15 16:54:38 · answer #6 · answered by nicholebeth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bellboy kept an extra dollar.
2007-07-15 17:13:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive heard the answer i just cant remember it lol. he gave each person 1 dollar including himself then somehow gave himself 2 dollars?????
2007-07-15 16:49:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's fuzzy math. its messed up somewhere in the middle of the equation. this riddle has been posted too much, although i guess its better than that one where the answer is "No"...you know the one I'm talking about...
2007-07-15 16:50:13 · answer #9 · answered by Danger! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have it. $1 ka-ching!
2007-07-15 17:28:20 · answer #10 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋