Where's the dollar?
This riddle really confused me when I was little. I reproduce it here for your enjoyment.
Three guys were on a trip and they got a hotel room together. The hotel clerk told them that the room would be $30, so each man paid a $10 bill. After the gentlemen left the hotel lobby, the clerk realized that their particular room was only supposed to be $25. He took five $1 bills out of the cash drawer and went to the gentlemen's room. As he was walking there, he thought to himself, "How am I going to split five $1 bills between three guys?" He decided to lie to the men. He gave each one of them $1, and he kept the other $2 for himself.
The men paid $30 total, and each one got back $1, so they actually paid $27 total. Add to this the $2 that the clerk kept and you only get $29. Where's the other dollar?
Have fun.
Three guys were on a trip and they got a hotel room together. The hotel clerk told them that the room would be $30, so each man paid a $10 bill. After the gentlemen left the hotel lobby, the clerk realized that their particular room was only supposed to be $25. He took five $1 bills out of the cash drawer and went to the gentlemen's room. As he was walking there, he thought to himself, "How am I going to split five $1 bills between three guys?" He decided to lie to the men. He gave each one of them $1, and he kept the other $2 for himself.
The men paid $30 total, and each one got back $1, so they actually paid $27 total. Add to this the $2 that the clerk kept and you only get $29. Where's the other dollar?
Have fun.
posted by jigawatt at 3:54:00 PM
2 Comments:
Mu (i.e., you must unask the question). That's a good riddle.
It's all about perspective with this riddle.
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