Valhalla Legends Forums Archive | Yoni's Math Forum | Hotel -- riddle

AuthorMessageTime
iago
Three men checked into a hotel room for which they paid $30. The next day, the manager glanced at the records and 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 $1. The three men had now paied $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?
June 7, 2004, 11:29 PM
Adron
[quote][black]You don't know how to add! The men paid $27 - $2 to the bellhop and $25 for the rooms![/black][/quote]

:P
June 8, 2004, 1:39 AM
iago
[quote author=Adron link=board=36;threadid=7141;start=0#msg64058 date=1086658743]
[quote][black]You don't know how to add! The men paid $27 - $2 to the bellhop and $25 for the rooms![/black][/quote]

:P
[/quote]

shh ;)

Good, though, I'll have to find some more of these sometime.
June 8, 2004, 1:45 AM

Search