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mammypriya
03-19-2007, 12:05 PM
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 MAN 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?



ps i dont know the answer either.but it has been bugging me .
maybe its something silly..dunno
now work it...

GFLIP
03-19-2007, 02:51 PM
I thought it would be easier to point you in the direction of the correct answer than explaning the whole thing out.

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IMG SURVIVOR
03-19-2007, 04:05 PM
I feel so good I was able to get to the answer before looking at the answer.

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mammypriya
03-19-2007, 08:00 PM
gflip...imgsurvivor....bawana...u r the greatest...thankx...
I was stumped..when i came across this.
thanks

saffronpimpernel
03-19-2007, 09:15 PM
OK, first ofall Mpriya....the men never paid 29 bucks , they paid 25 ..how?..well....they paid 30 in total,and then the receptionist returned 5 back..so thats 25 for the room(which comes to 8.33 per person and not 9 bucks)...but the bellboy kept 2 for himself..so the the break up for each 10 dollar block is rent-8.33, 'Stolen' by the bell boy as he did not have 'change'-0.67 dollars,1 dollar back from the receptionist.