First One To Figure This One Out...

[curious]

This will Mess With Your Head.

3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30, SO

EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT TO THE ROOM.

A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25, SO

HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH $5.

ON THE WAY, THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT $5 EVENLY

BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MA N A $1 AND KEPT THE OTHER $2 FOR

HIMSELF.

THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF

$27, ADD THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = $29.

WHERE IS THE OTHER DOLLAR?

[Gennie]

This will Mess With Your Head.

3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30, SO

EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT TO THE ROOM.

A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25, SO

HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH $5.

ON THE WAY, THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT $5 EVENLY

BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MA N A $1 AND KEPT THE OTHER $2 FOR

HIMSELF.

THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF

$27, ADD THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = $29.

WHERE IS THE OTHER DOLLAR?

It's rather easy, actually. The men DIDN'T pay $9 for the room, they paid $10. They all should have been refunded $10, and then split the $25 three ways, for $8.33 cents apiece. They were ripped off.

Gary .... where are my hugs???? <VWEG>

[curious]

true! But i still cant figure out where that dollar is? U gotta admit thats puzzling! why does that not work out!?

figures ud figure it out gary! u brainiac !

has a lifetime supply of huggles for u if u really want them!

take care

CURIOUS

[Gennie]

true! But i still cant figure out where that dollar is? U gotta admit thats puzzling! why does that not work out!?

figures ud figure it out gary! u brainiac !

has a lifetime supply of huggles for u if u really want them!

take care

CURIOUS

There never was another dollar.

The room was $25. Twenty five, divided by 3, is 8.3333333333 repeating. So, two of the guys should paid $8.33 and the last one should have paid $8.34 to make it $25.

The men were mischarged at a rate of $30. So, there is a $5 difference. If you divide the $5 by the three men, it comes to $1.6666666 repeating, which if you add it to the 8.3333333 gives you 9.9999999 repeating, or $10.

Hence, had it been properly, each man would have been given $1.67, and one of them got $1.66. At that point, the clerk would have not had any money left over, and hence, there is no missing dollar.

Simple arithmetic.

Gary

[curious]

ok i know simple aritmetic and ur right but the thing is they started out with $30 whether they were overcharged or not .. and when ya do the math of what the ending money was, it was $29 dollars.. i know divided up , what they SHOULDA paid... but the way it sits they paid $30 and in the end, it ended up to be $29.. there is STILL a missing dollar

[Gennie]

ok i know simple aritmetic and ur right but the thing is they started out with $30 whether they were overcharged or not .. and when ya do the math of what the ending money was, it was $29 dollars.. i know divided up , what they SHOULDA paid... but the way it sits they paid $30 and in the end, it ended up to be $29.. there is STILL a missing dollar

Okay, imagine this.

"A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25, SO

HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH $5."

IF the clerk sent five one dollar bills, then he was in error. He SHOULD have sent $1.66, $1.67 and $1.67, the $1.67s going to the two men who *would* have paid 8.33, and the $1.66 to the man who would have paid $8.34. Since none of the men actually paid that, it didn't matter, really who got what. The Bellhop must not have realized the mistake. If he gave each man only $1, and kept the other two for himself, then he ripped them off. They were ripped off for about sixty-seven cents each. Sixty-six cents times three is $1.98. The two $1.67's would have made up the two cent difference.

G

[Acecool]

man1 = 10 in

man2 = 10 in

man3 = 10 in

bell gets 5

bell gives 3 men 1 each, so they are all 9 in...

BUT, look at it this way, 25 / 3 = 8.333333 + 1 * 3 = 28 :-)

Add 2 for the bellboy and there is your 30..

The riddle writer pulled a number out of his behind that was divisible by x, and also by x, to confuse..

[Red Barchetta]

man1 = 10 in

man2 = 10 in

man3 = 10 in

bell gets 5

bell gives 3 men 1 each, so they are all 9 in...

BUT, look at it this way, 25 / 3 = 8.333333 + 1 * 3 = 28 :-)

Add 2 for the bellboy and there is your 30..

The riddle writer pulled a number out of his behind that was divisible by x, and also by x, to confuse..

Yah, now I see it - that dose play with your head, but true - if the room SHOULD have been $25 total, split 3 was that is NOT $9, as stated it's actually $8.33333333333 (infinate repeate), that's where it messes with you.

BUT still, there your answer, - what of the bellboy stealing though (it may only be $2.00, but it's still stealling reguardless of how small the amount, unless the men told him to keep it, and since there is no mention of that......)

[Diapers4Me]

There is no missing dollar. The 3 men paid 9 dollars each for the room which totals $27. They should have paid $25 for the room. The bellhop had five dollars to return, he gave 3 to the men and kept 2 for himself. So add it up the other way (the brain teaser is trying to confuse you into thinking you need to add the $2 to the $27, when you actually should be adding the $3 to the $27).

Room cost = 25

rebate to men = 3

Bellhop's "tip" =2

Total is $30

You have to add up who has what money. Of the original $30, the hotel has $25, the men have $3 and the bellhop has $2. You should be subtracting the bellhop's $2 from the $27 to get to $25, not adding it.

[baby-dandan]

Were the men getting the room in Las Vegas? Maybe the bellhop slipped the bill into a slot machine and just kept it a secret (shhh... I know I would have)!

[Valentine]

The $2 that the Bellhop kept is not added to the 3x$9, it is subtracted from it.

The men paid a total of $27, the hotel got $25 and the Bellboy $2.

[Simba]

This is an absolute classic, dating from hundreds of years ago with a rich man and camels!!!

Valentine has the trick... adding $2 to $27 is deceptive and incorrect, and the mistake most people make!!!

Put it another way, let's do the hotel bill.... $25 for the room, and then the bellhop adds his $2. Total $27. Each guest pays $(10-1) = $9 each; times 3 = $27. All square, no missing dollar.

I do love giving this one as a starter to a class of 7th/8th grade kids....

Simba