Missing Dollar

shabbir

Three students checked into a hotel and paid the clerk $30 for a room ($10 each). When the hotel manager returned, he noticed that the clerk had incorrectly charged $30 instead of $25 for the room. The manager told the clerk to return $5 to the students. The clerk, knowing that the students would not be able to divide $5 evenly, decided to keep $2 and to give them only $3.

The students were very happy because they paid only $27 for the room ($9 each). However, if they paid $27 and the clerk kept $2, that adds up to $29. What happened to the other Dollar?

priyad

God's a/c...?

a bellboy took it...?!?!

jokes apart, tried solving not gettin, wats the answer?

sagarbest

just so easy answer the room was of 25 so they get back 3 so mean they think they got the room for 27 ..n 3 was with thm so no $ left with thm.......

loveatnet

still scrotching my head for the answer......

Shabbir where r u.......

shabbir

I would not. You get your maths skills out buddy

Sidious

HolLah Guyz..!!!!m nw here...!!!

Solution

Boys had spent 27$....which included the 2$ which clerk had taken...so we should not count that 2$ Again...So no more missing 1$....

u guyz must hve known that trick to prove 11 Fingers in both Hands...perfect example fr this ques...counting a finger twice.....

shabbir

Then arent we missing the 3 if we dont count the 2

Sidious

The trick is the word "plus". In reality, the $2 should be subtracted from (not added to) the $27 to get $25 paid for the room. There is no missing dollar.

shabbir

Bingo

loveatnet

gr8 logic man......agreed....