Three travelers register at a hotel and are told that their rooms will cost $10 each so they pay $30. Later the clerk realizes that he made a mistake and should have only charged them $25. He gives a bellboy $5 to return to them but the bellboy is dishonest and gives them each only $1, keeping $2 for himself. So the men actually spent $27 and the bellboy kept $2. What happened to the other dollar of the original $30?
There is no missing dollar from the original $30 because after getting $1 back, the three travelers had paid a total of $27 for their room ($9 each), not $30. Out of that $27, the hotel has $25 and the clerk kept the remaining $2. If you still want to work from the original $30, the travelers have $3, the hotel has $25 and the bellboy has $2. The misleading part is adding the bellboy’s $2 to the $27, when in fact it should be subtracted.
The riddle mention giving $5 back… when they mean $15
$30 each for their rooms = $90 – $15 = $75
Giving back $5 EACH = $15
Bellboy took $2 x 3 = $6
$15 – $6 = $9 he gave back
No problem except for the bellboy… he’s a fkin thief!!
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Lord H says
December 20, 2024 @ 18:40
The riddle mention giving $5 back… when they mean $15
$30 each for their rooms = $90 – $15 = $75
Giving back $5 EACH = $15
Bellboy took $2 x 3 = $6
$15 – $6 = $9 he gave back
No problem except for the bellboy… he’s a fkin thief!!
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