# Math related riddle

1. Jun 3, 2004

### Theelectricchild

Math related riddle!!!

Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager suddenly remembers that the room rate is$25 and gives $5 to the bellboy to return to the people. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that$5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets $2 and gives$1 to each person. Now each person paid $10 and got back$1. So they paid $9 each, totalling$27. The bellboy has $2, totalling$29. Where is the missing $1? Good luck you'll need it!!! 2. Jun 3, 2004 ### quartodeciman "Now each person paid$10 and got back $1. So they paid$9 each, totalling $27." The people paid BOTH the hotel room bill AND (unknowingly) the bellboy$27 total ($25 +$2). $25 charged for the hotel room;$2 kept by bellboy

What isn't accounted for yet is the $3 the people got back. "The bellboy has$2, totalling $29."$2 was already accounted for in the $27. Why add it again? "Where is the missing$1?"

Nothing is missing. Complete the accounting with $27 (hotel AND bellboy) +$3 (change from $30) =$30 (money originally paid by the people)

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