this is kinda tricky

[zlyricist]

3 men go into a motel. the man behind the desk says the room is 30$. so each man pays 10$ and goes back to the room.

a while later the man realized the room was only 25$. so he gives 5$ to the bell boy to return to the men

the bellboy couldnt figure out how to split 5$ evenly between the 3 men, so he gave each man 1$, and kept the other 2$ for himself

this meant that the 3 men each paid 9$ for the room which = 27$
add the 2$ that the bellboy kept = 29$

what happened to the other dollar?


this took me a few minutes to figure out haha........k for the first who gets it right

[chrmar]

Rounding error.... and misdirection.

[Tazy]

The total the three man paid way $28

The initial $30 minus $2 that the bell boy kept.

So it's 30 - 2 not 30 - (5 - 2)

If that makes sense

[zlyricist]

Originally Posted by Tazy

The total the three man paid way $28

The initial $30 minus $2 that the bell boy kept.

So it's 30 - 2 not 30 - (5 - 2)

If that makes sense

haha thats what i tried to tell myself when i first read it. thats wrong

misdirection is key

[Tazy]

right....

there are three parties involved.

The three men paid $30 minus the $3 that was returned to them, so $27 total.
The bell boy kept $2 as indicated
The owner earned $25

So, $27 paid MINUS $2 kept = $25 earned

I think I've earned my beer

[bigjbuff28]

anybody that is still confused (i didnt completely understand the example above at first, but it is just a shorter explination of mine) dont think $27 + $2

man 1-$10
man 2-$10 equals $30
man 3-$10

the owner gives back the $5 so he keeps his $25 that he was owed
now there is the $5 out in space, the boy keeps $2

what the men paid in the end the men paid the $25 for the room and the
man 1-$9 boy stole the left over $2
man 2-$9
man 3-$9

as i stated before, the explanation above mine is obviously right i thought i would expand on it

[Tem]

Each man Did not pay 9 dollars the real answer is 25/3 +1 in other words each man paid 8.3repeating + 1 so in other words 2 paid 9.3 and one paid 9.4 the trick si to devide not multiply

[2kblk]

Good riddle!

I don't agree with 9.3 and 9.4.

They each paid $9 for hotel services, or $27

The hotel service consisted of a room ($25) and a tip ($2), or $27.

It's even.




add the 2$ that the bellboy kept... THIS is the misleading part.

[pearsonmx6]

wow this is why i like chicken

[Davaro]

Bell boy could have got more, BUT he would have had to give each man $0.33.333333 cents more. Multiply THAT by 3 and you get the missing $

So, the rounding could not be done.

My "k" please?

[zlyricist]

ha davaro there is no missing dollar

[SAdrmmr04]

you subtract the $2 instead of adding it. The room was $25 they each had an extra $1 ($3 total) and the bellboy had $2, hence the $5

[Mazda Carnage]

Originally Posted by zlyricist

this meant that the 3 men each paid 9$ for the room which = 27$
add the 2$ that the bellboy kept = 29$

what happened to the other dollar?

The riddle has been answered but to make it cristal clear, the second line is the one that makes the whole riddle.

The total the men paid out is 27$, the bellboy kept 2$ of the 27$.
There is no 29$ in the equasion and no missing 1$.

[laosracer12]

yup, thats how i got it. the room is only 25$ boy gives everyone 1$ so thats 28$ then the boy keep 2$ 28+2= 30$

[93htmx6]

The three guys paid $10 each, and got back $1 each. 3x9 = $27.

The room cost $25. $27 - $25 = $2, which the attendant kept.

What's so confusing about this? There's no extra dollar...