Three guys came to a motel and asked for a room with 3 beds. The manager said that the room rent was $30. They said they will check the room and pay for it. So the boy took them to the room, they liked it and each paid with a $10 note and the net amount came to $30. The boy went back to the manager and gave him $30. Then the manager realized that they had discounts at that time and that the room rent was actually $25 for the day. Since he was honest, he gave $5 (5 1 dollar notes) to the boy and asked him to return that money to those guys in the room. While going to the room, the boy thought that they cannot share the amount of $5 equally and since they didn’t pay him the tip last time, he thought that he will take $2 and give them back $3 so that each gets $1 back. He silently slipped $2 into his pocket and went to their room and gave each guy $1. Everyone was happy.
But here is the question about it.. Initially the three visitor guys gave $30. Each paid $10 and got $1 back. This means each paid $9 and so the total they paid is $27. $2 were stolen by the hotel boy. We have the count for $27 + $2 = $29. What happened to the remaining $1 ???
This is making me crazy… I can’t figure it out!
Im more concerned about the underlying reasons that these guys want a room to themselves and then there is the issue of the boy.
The other dollar probably went to gerbil food and jelly (the non-edible kind).
I think they bought toys to play with !!!!
[...] check the full story here [...]
So… where is the right answer?
why do you say they got back a dollar each? it doesn’t say that in the riddle
Actually the answer is already stated.
They paid $30 for the room, it was really only $25.
There was the extra $5 and the kid kept $2 of it giving each guy $1.
5-2 = 3
the answer is there is no extra $1. Each guy ended up paying $9 for the room which equals 27 minus the $2 the kid kept equals the price of the room of $25.
25+2 = 27
or
30 – 5 =25 2 = 27
Off to the mini bar with you!
keep your $2 to yourself.
They each paid $9 9 X 3 = 27… $25 for the room, $2 the boy stole = 27, then add the $3 they got back and its $30. there is no extra money, its the way the riddle is phrased.
Leave a reply