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    A riddle

    Three guys rent a hotel room for $30 - they each pay $10

    the hotel manager realizes that there is a special lthat night so he sends the bell hop to give them back their 5 dollars. The three guys decide that they will each take a dollar and give the bellboy $2. Now since they got back a dollar each, they each paid $9 for the room. And they gave the bellhop $2... that 3(9) + 2 = 29
    where did the dollar go??

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    this has been done before
    but i forgot the answer

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    well, if they paid 30, and got 5 back....they really paid 25

    they get their 3..makes 28

    and bellboy 2

    makes 30

    yay!
    Last edited by xlxBigSexyxlx; 09-28-2006 at 10:19 PM.

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    3 x 9 -2 not +2. trying to get to 25 = ]

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    well heres my way of solving it (i could be very wrong):
    so 3 guys pay $30 for a hotel room which is $10 per person
    there is a special as you said...$5 discount
    which makes the total $25
    they didnt "really pay" 9$ per person
    with the five dollars they got back...they kept $3 and divided that evenly amongst them and gave the other $2 back to the bellboy so in conclusion...
    $30originally paid - $5 discount = $25 dollars + $3 split evenly amongst themselves + $2 given to bell boy = $30 and no money missing!
    Last edited by UpstateTank; 09-28-2006 at 10:22 PM.

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    they each paid ****
    Last edited by big staley; 09-28-2006 at 10:19 PM.

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    dammit i thought i was all suave solving this one...got beat to it by all you other smart bastards

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    Quote Originally Posted by UpstateTank
    dammit i thought i was all suave solving this one...got beat to it by all you other smart bastards

    haha o yes!

    I win!!!!!!!!!

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    guys can you retpye your answers in white so that others can have some fun figuring it out??

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