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KevinGumzmi


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very strange when I first read it...
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Three men decided to split the cost of a hotel room. The hotel manager gave them a price of $30.

The men split the bill evenly, each paying $10, and went to their room. However, the hotel manager realized that it was a Wednesday night, which meant the hotel had a special: rooms were only $25. He had overcharged them $5!

He called the bellboy, gave him five one-dollar bills and told him to return it to the men.

When the bellboy explained the situation to the men, they were so pleased at the honesty of the establishment that they promptly tipped the bellboy $2 of the $5 he had returned and each kept $1 for himself.

So each of the three men ended up paying $9 (their original $10, minus $1 back) totalling $27, plus $2 for the bellboy makes $29.


Where did the extra dollar go?


-- Edited by KevinGumzmi at 10:48, 2005-04-20

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Tax.

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hehe.. good one 

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They paid 30$ got back 5$, gave 2$ (30-5+2 = 27 = 3 *9)


I don't see anything wrong other than you should add the 2$ to the 25$ (Which is the value they owe the hotel) and not the 27$ like you said. Means the 9$ each paid includes the tips.




-- Edited by Chaga at 13:25, 2005-04-20

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The things that concern me about the whole transaction is...


a) what sort of hotel were they in that only charged $30 a night; and


b) three guys sharing a room, huh?  huh?  Sounds a bit rude...



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