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#671216 03/18/11 04:54 PM
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Three men walk into a hotel to rent a room. The desk clerk told them that it will be thirty dollars. So each man paid a ten dollar bill and everyone was happy.

Later the hotel manager came out and the clerk told him that he rented the last room for thirty dollars. The manager told him that he charged too much and the room was only twenty-five dollars and that he should bring five bucks back up to them.

"How can I split five dollars between three men?" he thought to himself. Then decided to bring up five singles. He would give one dollar to each man and he would keep two dollars for a tip.
He did it and everyone was happy.

Now originally how much did each man pay for the room?

Right, ten dollars.

They each got a dollar back so now how much did each man pay/

Right, nine dollars.

9 x 3 = 27

plus the 2 the desk clerk kept makes 29.

Where is the other dollar to make thirty?


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That extra dollar disappeared into the governmental budget deficit coffers...


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Originally Posted By: Beetlemess
That extra dollar disappeared into the governmental budget deficit coffers...


lol Beetle laugh laugh laugh


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I'll not elaborate on the mathematics & logic of the solution, but the $2 should be subtracted from the $27 paid to come up with the $25 paid for the room... basically,

(3 x $9) = $27 = $25 for the room + $2 for the sticky fingered desk clerk


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Because it's 27 MINUS 2 which equals 25, which is what they paid, NOT 27 PLUS 2.

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Oh This riddle has been a brain teaser from ages.

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Oh my god.Is this any kind of trick.Look it from this aspect.I suppose when owner give 5$ back to servant it means he got 25$.Now he give 1$ to each means.
25+3=28 & 2$ is on desk makes 30.


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[quote=bobwarner01]Oh my god.Is this any kind of trick.Look it from this aspect.I suppose when owner give 5$ back to servant it means he got 25$.Now he give 1$ to each means. 25+3=28 & 2$ is on desk makes 30. [/quote] makes sense to me is this right?

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Enough of a brainteaser this is!


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yup juniehyatt you are absolutely right. This is solved in the other way only.

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i like brain teaser but don't understand.

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