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It's wet out there. I should've went home when I had the chance. Now I have to carry my blades back. Hmm. Well, I don't think I can do much more than that. Ah well. I should get going now. *yawn*
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"Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators."
Will Rogers (From The Quotations Page.)
Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at 02:04:46 (UTC)
QYV triumphs again.
Three men went to a hotel and were told that there was only one room left and that it would cost $30 for the night. They paid $10 apiece and went to the room. The desk cleark, discovering that by mistake he had overcharged them by $5 asked the bellboy to return the $5. The bellboy, not being as honest as the desk clerk, reasoned that since $5 doesn't divide easily three ways, he would keep $2 and return $1 to each of the men. Thus each man actually only paid $9 apiece, or a total of $27 for the room. Add to that the $2 that the bellboy kept and the total is $29. Where did the other dollar go ?
It's an old puzzle - but its a favourite of mine.
Edward Nigma
Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at 02:39:04 (UTC)
Aren't they paying $9.33 each? (with one guy paying the extra penny).
I think the mistake is in assuming that each guy was originally paying 10, then getting one dollar back.. when really, they're each paying 25/3 (=$8.33) and getting a dollar back.
Resignato
Tuesday, June 27, 2000 at 11:49:32 (UTC)
The trick with the question isn't that the dollar has gone missing - it's the way the question is asked.
So, they paid 30, room was reduced to 25, they got three back from their 30 (making it 27) and the bellhop kept the difference (2) which would have made it 25 (the real price of the room).
Puzzles like these are classics - the question is asked in such a way that it seems to make sense, until you look at it carefully.
Mister Man Mikeo