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three men go into a hotel and want to stay the night, the clerk says it costs $30 so they each give him $10. A few minutes after they go to their room he realizes that there is a special today and the room only costs $25 so he gives the extra $5 to the bellboy and tell him to give it back to the men. on the way up in the elevator the bellboy realizes that it will be very hard to split $5 between three people so he decides to pocket $2 and give $1 back to each man. so he does. now each man has paid $9. $9x$3 is $27 plus the $2 that the bellboy took is $29 where is the extra $1?
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you don't add the $2, you subtract it
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The way the question is set up, or the puzzle is set up, confuses the person.
When the hotel pays the bellboy 5 back, the total is 5 + 25=30 for the room.
When the hotel boy pays 1 to each man and keeps two himself, the total is 1+1+1+2+25 = 30
When you add up the final..each man pays 9 to the hotel. so the men in total have paid 9+9+9 = 27 dollars to THE HOTEL
Now this THE HOTEL consists of the bell boy and the clerk money. Which is 2+25 = 27
What's missing. 3 dollars. Those 3 dollars are with the men.
When the hotel pays the bellboy 5 back, the total is 5 + 25=30 for the room.
When the hotel boy pays 1 to each man and keeps two himself, the total is 1+1+1+2+25 = 30
When you add up the final..each man pays 9 to the hotel. so the men in total have paid 9+9+9 = 27 dollars to THE HOTEL
Now this THE HOTEL consists of the bell boy and the clerk money. Which is 2+25 = 27
What's missing. 3 dollars. Those 3 dollars are with the men.
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- you're focusing on the wrong part. The math that they gave you is bad - that's the problem. The thing is that the cashier has 25, each man has 1, and the bellboy has 2. The total they paid comes to 27, but you're supposed to subtract the $2 instead of add it.0% 0 Votes
- There is no inconsistency. 25+5 still equals 30.0% 0 Votes
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