On Wed, 31 May 2000, Elow Wole wrote:
> Here's a teaser. See if you can figure this out. It's quite old and I came
> across it again. AND CAN WE ALL GET ALONG M'BOKAYEE???
>
> Three men checked into a hotel room for which they paid $30. The next day,
> the manager realized that the men had been overcharged. She gave the bellhop
> $5 to return to the three men. On the way to their room the bellhop decided
> to keep $2 for himself, and give each of the three men one dollar. The three
> men had now paid $9 each, or a total of $27. This plus the $2 the bellhop
> kept makes a total of $29. What happened to the other dollar?
>
> Essa Thomas
You are counting it wrong sir. There was no $1 to start with. The three
guys each paid $9 and that gives the manager and the bellhop $25 + $2 each
respectively. You counted the $2 that went to the bellhop twice and
that is how you got $29.
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