THREE MEN GO INTO A MOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30, SO EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT TO THE ROOM. A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $25, SO HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH $5. ON THE WAY THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT $5 EVENLY BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MAN A $1 AND KEPT THE OTHER $2 FOR HIMSELF.THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $27, ADD THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = $29. WHERE IS THE OTHER DOLLAR?

MrBliss said:

hmmm...

Let's try this in a different order.

The bellboy kept $2.00 for himself
Each man paid a total of $10.00


$30.00 for the room
-$5.00 for the refund
___
$25.00 at this stage
+$2.00 for the bellboy
___
$27.00 at this stage
+$3.00 refund ($1.00 per guy)
___
$30.00 total.

What do you mean they're missing a dollar?



good one. I have a game called Mindtrap. It has virtually every single one of these types of puzzles ever made. It's insane and a lot of fun.
[This message was edited Tue Dec 10 0:53:06 PST 2002 by savoirfaire]