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Three men walk inside a hotel and decide to stay for the night. They pay the price of $30 by splitting it so they each pay $10. They go up their room, but then the manager realizes that the price that night is $25 dollars so he sends $5 dollars up with the bell boy. The bellboy realizes that $5 can't be split by 3 so he pockets $2 and gives the men $1 each. But if you calculate it, the 3 men each payed $9, and 9 times 3 is 27, then add the $2 from the bellboy you got $29. Where did the last $1 go?

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FUN TIME WITH MATH >:[ DUUUUU ITTTT! NOW!

Three men walk inside a hotel and decide to stay for the night. They pay the price of $30 by splitting it so they each pay $10. They go up their room, but then the manager realizes that the price that night is $25 dollars so he sends $5 dollars up with the bell boy. The bellboy realizes that $5 can't be split by 3 so he pockets $2 and gives the men $1 each. But if you calculate it, the 3 men each payed $9, and 9 times 3 is 27, then add the $2 from the bellboy you got $29. Where did the last $1 go?

asnaseer · Answer

$27 already includes the $2 that the bellboy kept. you need to add the $3 they had left to $27 to get $30.

anonymous · Answer

asnaseer i need your help

anonymous · Answer

awee :/
-looka for a hardre one-

anonymous · Answer

looks for a harder one*

asnaseer · Answer

:-)
@moneybird - how can I help?

anonymous · Answer

http://openstudy.com/users/moneybird#/updates/4edff8ece4b05ed8401b1d12

anonymous · Answer

proving

anonymous · Answer

http://forum.sdx-developers.com/index.php?topic=166.0

lilg132 · Answer

9 * 3 = 27 plus the 3 pounds they all recieved which gives you 30
or

9 * 3 = 27 - 2 pounds the bellboy took gives you 25 pounds