Question

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?

Answer 1

Last 1 dollar is with the manager

Answer 2

im sorry but its wrong

Answer 3

Hmm good question.

Answer 4

No idea

Answer 5

30 - 5 = 25 + 2 = 27 / 3 = 9
25 was paid in... 3 was returned... 2 was pocketed
25 + 3 + 2 = 30
No money was missing.

Answer 6

oHhh Nice

Answer 7

So the final information was really a red herring.

Answer 8

lol

Answer 9

You could say each paid $9, or $27. = $2 for the bellhop and $25 for the hotel.
notice we do not add the $2 to the 27 (trying to get $30)l, we subtract $2 to get $25