Liqaye Posted November 19, 2003 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 retired to their room. However, the 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 promptly 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. The Problem: 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? Answer in 1 days time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somali-feminist Posted November 19, 2003 salaamu alaikum wr wb, this is just a guess... in their pocket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
underdog Posted November 19, 2003 *Inflation *Taxes *IMF/Worldbank aid package which means the dollar never existed to begin with *logic tax (non-refundable) Just kidding. so you have a manager, a bell boy and three guests. if you ignore the "movement" of the money and focus on how much money each of them has you see there's no missing dollar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuCkY Posted November 19, 2003 Huh...ok here goes: They paid $25 for the hoteL,$2 for the tip which equaLs $27 and each got a $1 back which in totaL equaLs the $30. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
