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  1. Unread #1 - Jan 12, 2008 at 2:38 PM
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    Heres a little riddle, try to figure it out.


    Three friends go to a hotel to spend the night. The cost of the room is $30. THey each give the hotel manager $10 for their room. The friends go to their room and the hotel manager realizes that the room is only $25 dollars so he tells the bellboy to take the $5 back up to the three friends. The greedy bellboy realizes that the friends don't know that they are getting money back so the bell boy gives a dollar to each of the friends and keeps $2.

    This means that each friend payed $9 for the hotel room.
    3 times 9 is 27
    The bell boy kept $2.

    But wait the friends origonally payed $30.

    What happened to the last dollar?


    Try to figure it out!
     
  3. Unread #2 - Jan 12, 2008 at 2:43 PM
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    Wow, I'm confused...

    Edit: now I have the answer to this.
     
  5. Unread #3 - Jan 12, 2008 at 2:49 PM
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    The Bell Boy went to a Strip Club, but couldn't stay long because his boss was paging him, so he only spent a dollar.
     
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    Im confused too :$ !!!
     
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    anyone got an answer?
     
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    There is now Extra dollar, if he was to split it evenly with the 3 people it would be $1.67. the clerk has $25 the bell boy has $2 and 3 people have $3

    25+2+3=$30
     
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    the bell boy was given 5 dollars to return to the friends.

    he gave each friend 1 dollar back, and kept 2 dollars.

    This means that each friend payed 9 dollars for the room

    $9 times 3 friends = 27$

    bell boy kept 2$

    1 dollar is missing
     
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    It's the way that the question is phrased. They really paid $25 between them, which, divided by three, turns out to be $$8.33 each (one penny more for one of them). Adding those up, you get $25. Add the $3, you get $28. Add the $2, and you get $30.
     
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    Fine,

    "3 times 9 is 27
    The bell boy kept $2."

    Normally, someone would think 27 + 2 = 29!?!?
    but you're supposed to subtract. 27 - 2 = 25

    The room was supposed to cost $25.

    Edit: ^^What the Eagle Scout said.
     
  19. Unread #10 - Jan 12, 2008 at 3:18 PM
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    lolz the bell boy kept it
     
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    The Azn has the answer
     
  23. Unread #12 - Jan 12, 2008 at 3:22 PM
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    exactly since he got 5$ back he gives 3 back, then he keeps 2$ there is no extra
     
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    they actually paid 10$ each. 3*10=30 (3*9)+2=29
    if they pay 10$ each all of the 10$ get multiplicated by 3.
    if they pay 9$ each there are still 3 missing which would be 1$ for each of them.
    example:
    every friend pays 1x5$ and 2x2$ ---> each of them pays 9 and thats 27, that wouldn't be enough for 30$, so they pay 1x5$, 2x2$ and 1x1$.
    there are 30$:
    30:10=3
    27:9=3
    2:3=/=3
     
  27. Unread #14 - Jan 12, 2008 at 6:16 PM
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    Yay! I win!

    I just had to congratulate myself.
     
  29. Unread #15 - Jan 12, 2008 at 6:37 PM
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    30 originally spent

    room costs 25

    thats 30- 25= 5 dollars which the bellboy todl to give back

    3 friends times 1 each = $3

    bell boy keeps 2

    so $3+$2= $5 and

    $5+25=30

    there is no extra
     
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    He bought a dom from a vender, and anal fucked all three?
     
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    He bought a pepsi on the way up.
     
  35. Unread #18 - Jan 12, 2008 at 9:28 PM
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    The last dollar was the deduction from the paypal fee. Damn paypal... >.<
     
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