$30
Three men pay a total of $30 for a hotel room. The manager realizes the room should have only been $25, so he gives the bel hop $5 to return to the men. The bell hop cannot figure out how to split the $5 three ways, so he keeps $2 and gives each man $1. Implying each man spent $9 for the room. Where did the missing dollar go?
9x3=27+2=29
Top answer
Obviously, there is not a missing dollar. What the men think they paid for the room means nothing. Originally, they each paid $10 ($10 x 3 = $30).
- Obviously, there is not a missing dollar.
- What the men think they paid for the room means nothing.
- Originally, they each paid $10 ($10 x 3 = $30).
- The manager realized his mistake.
- What the men should have paid was $8 1/3 each ($8 1/3 x 3 = $25).
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Obviously, there is not a missing dollar. What the men think they paid for the room means nothing.
Originally, they each paid $10 ($10 x 3 = $30). The manager realized his mistake. What the men should have paid was $8 1/3 each ($8 1/3 x 3 = $25). So $25 + $5 ($2 to Bellhop and $3 to the men) gives you back the original $30.
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