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  • Apr 12, 2012, 11:48 AM
    melanie33
    There were 3 men that rented a hotel room and it cost $30.00/night, split equally $10
    There were 3 men that rented a hotel room and it cost $30.00/night, split equally $10.00/each. The manager realizes they were overcharged $5.00, so she sends the bellboy with $5.00 and tells him to split it between the 3 men, the bellboy decides that it would be difficult to split 3 ways and puts $2.00 in his pocket, and gives each person a dollar, so between the 3 men they have now each spent $9.00, which altogether comes to $27.00... if you add that to the $2.00 the bellboy has that equals $29.00, where is the other dollar?
  • Apr 12, 2012, 12:07 PM
    Stratmando
    Motel Kept: $25
    Stolen by bellhop: $2
    Returned to men: $3
    Equals $30
  • Apr 12, 2012, 12:14 PM
    ebaines
    This "riddle" has been posted here several times. It's a fun problem to pose to kids - they'll often struggle with the misdirection of saying "27 + 2 =29" and not see that the correct situation is 27 - 2 = 25.
  • Apr 12, 2012, 12:39 PM
    Stratmando
    I have to confess, I was lazy:
    https://www.google.com/search?q=Ther...I7ADRA_enUS355

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