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Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager finds out that the room rate is $25 and gives the bellboy $5 to return to the guests. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to split among three people so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totaling $27. The bellboy has another $2, adding up to $29.
Where is the remaining dollar?
Where is the remaining dollar?
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Each guest pays $10. This is an act that occurs as they check in. The fact that they get $1 back doesn't change the act of paying $10 upon checking in.
- Each guest pays $10.
- This is an act that occurs as they check in.
- The fact that they get $1 back doesn't change the act of paying $10 upon checking in.
- Thus, it is wrong to say that since they each got $1 back, they "only paid" $9 each.
- They paid $10 each, nothing has occurred in the scenario described to alter this fact.
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Each guest pays $10. This is an act that occurs as they check in. The fact that they get $1 back doesn't change the act of paying $10 upon checking in. Thus, it is wrong to say that since they each got $1 back, they "only paid" $9 each. They paid $10 each, nothing has occurred in the scenario described to alter this fact.
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