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Please help me solve this riddle^ Its a bet to win a car

 
 
Reply Sun 12 Dec, 2004 01:29 pm
There are three men who go to a hotel and decide to rent a room. They ask how much is a room & the man says $30 per room. So the 3 men decide to split the cost of the room in 3 parts. So each man pays $10 dollars. After being in the hotel for a while they decided to leave early and ask to see if they can get a discount and the receptionist talks with the manager and the manager gives the 3 men five dollars back, but the receptionist says how will I split $5 dollars with 3 people. So she decides to give each man $1 dollar and keep for herself 2 dollars. So when the guys figure out how much actually they had paid for the room they found out that they paid $9 dollars each .Which equals to 3men*9Dollars each=$27 But adding the receptionist 2 dollars it sums up to $29.00 .

So where is the missing dollar? Question
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timberlandko
 
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Reply Sun 12 Dec, 2004 02:03 pm
There is no missing dollar; the wording of the "riddle" misdirects the reader.

Each man originally pays $10
3 X 10 = 30


The manager refunds $5
30 - 5 = 25

The receptionist returns $1 to each man and retains $2
1 X 3 = 3

3 + 2 = 5

25 + 5 = 30

Among them, the manager has $25, the receptionist has $2, and each of the 3 men has $1 more than before the rebate. $30.
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 12 Dec, 2004 02:06 pm
No missing.


3*9 = 27

27-2 = 25 > 30-5 = 25

QED
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timberlandko
 
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Reply Sun 12 Dec, 2004 03:28 pm
Gotta question for you now, lexbull08 - How do ya figure on sharin' that car? Laughing
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