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NOKUY

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3 guys walk into a hotel to get rooms for the night. The front desk clerk tells them only 1 room is available and its $30 a night. So the 3 decide to share the room and each pay $10. The next morning the manager comes on duty and see's that the men were overcharged and the room was only $25 for the night. So the manager gives the bell boy $5 to bring back to the 3 men. The boy decides that there is no way in hell that 3 men can split $5 evenly, so he pockets $2 and gives them each back $1. So lets do the math on this...
The 3 men each paid $10... so 3x10=30
They found out they were overcharged and were supposed to split $5, but the Bellhop kept $2, SO if the each recieved $1 back that means that they only paid $9 each for the room right? so 9x3=27
And the Bell boy kept $2 right??

So if they EACH paid $9 cause they got $1 (9x3=27) back and the bellhop kept $2 (27+2=29)

where did the extra $1 go?
 
Dude either you smoked a little to much or I did but if the guy kept 2 bucks and gave the guys 3 then 2+3=5, and there is no extra dollar.
 

NOKUY

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NOKUY said:
They found out they were overcharged and were supposed to split $5, but the Bellhop kept $2, SO if the each recieved $1 back that means that they only paid $9 each for the room right? so 9x3=27
And the Bell boy kept $2 right??

So if they EACH paid $9 cause they got $1 (9x3=27) back and the bellhop kept $2 (27+2=29)

where did the extra $1 go?

somethings missing?
 

Smurf

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There is no problem here...... the focus was on (3 x 9) = 27 when it should have been (30 - 5) = 25
 

Nikijad4210

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Room costs $30 a night.

3 guys share the room and pay $10 each.

Manager realizes the guys were over-charged, the room was really only $25.

Bell boy is told to give $5 back to the guys.

Bell boy decides 3 guys can't split $5 evenly.

Bell boy gives each man $1 back, a total of $3.

Bell boy keeps $2.


So in reality the bell boy refunds only $3, rather than $5.

Meaning the 3 guys got a $3 refund on a $30 room.

$30 - $3 = $27

$27 less the $2 the bell boy ultimately shorted them equals $25.



Ok, so wtf's the problem? Everything adds up...
 

minds_I

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Hello all,

Because the room actually cost the 8.33 each thy overpaid 1.66 each. The punk kept the 0.66 from each so they acutally payed 9.00 for the room which is .66 more tehn they should have.

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JJScorpio

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It is a good one if you think about it, but the key is to subtract down to 25, not add to 30. I used that one years ago on people. It works great with people when they are drunk, lol......
 

NOKUY

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yukon is the personal brain trainer :bandit:

LOL...thanks UN...I thought it would string people out longer, but not this crew...you guys are too damn smart...lol
 

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