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[David-and-Mae 15]

Three men went into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30 so each man paid $10 and went to the room. A while later, the man behind the desk realized that the room was only $25 so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys' room with $5.

On the way, the bellboy couldn't figure out how to split $5 evenly between 3 men, so he gave each man a $1 and kept the other $2 for himself.

This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27, add the $2 that the bellboy kept = $29.

Where is the other $1?

Sorry if this has been posted. My husband sent me this and wanted me to send back the answer. Anyone kind enough to share me the answer?

--Mae

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Aha...

They each paid $10 for the room originally, but the actual cost per person was $8.333, so when the bellboy gave them each $1 as change, all 3 of them were cheated out of .666 and times 3 adds up to the $2 the bellboy kept.

[Krikit 1,163]

Have you lost your minds? It's Sunday morning! Who does math on Sunday morning?

[David-and-Mae 15]

Have you lost your minds? It's Sunday morning! Who does math on Sunday morning?

Believe me, I said the same thing to hubby... And I also told him "My toe hurts, I cannot do math right now"

Aha...

They each paid $10 for the room originally, but the actual cost per person was $8.333, so when the bellboy gave them each $1 as change, all 3 of them were cheated out of .666 and times 3 adds up to the $2 the bellboy kept.

Steven, I still cannot understand and doesn't make sense to me. Should I see a doctor for my toe so I can think?

[DARUMA07 25]

Three men went into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30 so each man paid $10 and went to the room. A while later, the man behind the desk realized that the room was only $25 so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys' room with $5.

On the way, the bellboy couldn't figure out how to split $5 evenly between 3 men, so he gave each man a $1 and kept the other $2 for himself.

This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27, add the $2 that the bellboy kept = $29.

Where is the other $1?

Sorry if this has been posted. My husband sent me this and wanted me to send back the answer. Anyone kind enough to share me the answer?

--Mae

Mae, my brain hurts!!!

Edited April 13, 2008 by dannyrmartin1

[David-and-Mae 15]

Three men went into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30 so each man paid $10 and went to the room. A while later, the man behind the desk realized that the room was only $25 so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys' room with $5.

On the way, the bellboy couldn't figure out how to split $5 evenly between 3 men, so he gave each man a $1 and kept the other $2 for himself.

This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27, add the $2 that the bellboy kept = $29.

Where is the other $1?

Sorry if this has been posted. My husband sent me this and wanted me to send back the answer. Anyone kind enough to share me the answer?

--Mae

Mae, my brain hurts!

My toe hurts when I'm trying to avoid doing something.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Have you lost your minds? It's Sunday morning! Who does math on Sunday morning?

Believe me, I said the same thing to hubby... And I also told him "My toe hurts, I cannot do math right now"

Aha...

They each paid $10 for the room originally, but the actual cost per person was $8.333, so when the bellboy gave them each $1 as change, all 3 of them were cheated out of .666 and times 3 adds up to the $2 the bellboy kept.

Steven, I still cannot understand and doesn't make sense to me. Should I see a doctor for my toe so I can think?

It gave me trouble also, but the math mistake has to do with communitive properties...while you can switch addition and subtraction of numbers in any order and they remain consistent, you can't mix around multiplication and division with addition and subtraction. Hope that makes sense.

[Otto 83]

Three men went into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30 so each man paid $10 and went to the room. A while later, the man behind the desk realized that the room was only $25 so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys' room with $5.

On the way, the bellboy couldn't figure out how to split $5 evenly between 3 men, so he gave each man a $1 and kept the other $2 for himself.

This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27, add the $2 that the bellboy kept = $29.

Where is the other $1?

Sorry if this has been posted. My husband sent me this and wanted me to send back the answer. Anyone kind enough to share me the answer?

--Mae

This is such a classic - it's easy to get fooled...

They (the men) paid $30 and got $3 back which means they paid $28 for the room. The bellboy stole $2.

Room $30

Paid $30

Refund $05

Stole $ 2

Net $28 ($9.33 per person)

Had they gotten all their refund back - would have been $8.33 per person.

[honey_me 7]

Hmmmm..

Each man paid $9 which equals $25 for the room and $2 that the bellboy kept equalling $27. The $2 is in the $27 dollars. And you do not have to add the $2 again to the 27. If you want to know where the money is .... you add the $3 returned to the men, plus $25 for the room, plus $2 for the bellboy to add up to $30.

Hmmmm...

Each man paid $9 which equals $25 for the room and $2 that the bellboy kept equalling $27. The $2 is in the $27 dollars. And you do not have to add the $2 again to the 27. If you want to know where the money is .... you add the $3 returned to the men, plus $25 for the room, plus $2 for the bellboy to add up to $30. hehe

[David-and-Mae 15]

Can I just say I stole the other $1? Maybe life will be easier for us.

[DARUMA07 25]

Can I just say I stole the other $1? Maybe life will be easier for us.

That's what I was thinking!!!

[honey_me 7]

It made my head hurt so i asked my fiance too...hehe

[David-and-Mae 15]

Since my husband is about to check his mail, I just told him in my response that I pocketed the $1. And I also used Krikit's reply as a reason. It's weekend and we don't do math on weekends.

I sent him all the replies I got here and see if he'll go nuts figuring it out too.

--Mae

[nin 1]

Start off with $30 give back $5 = $25.

Each of the THREE men got $1 back = $3

$25 + $3 IS NOT $27, it's $28!!!

And the thief got the $2.

Thus there's no dollar missing, someone just can't do addition!

[Krikit 1,163]

Thus there's no dollar missing, someone just can't do addition!

It must have been Sunday morning for them too.