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Topic Started: Mar 6 2008, 01:21 PM (824 Views)
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Three people go to a hotel and they are informed that the room will cost the 30 dollars. ''Fine,'' they say, ''10 dollars each.'' So they each chip in 10 dollars. Later that evening the hotelmanager realises he's made a mistake; the room was actually only 25 dollars. He sends a bellboy up with 5 dollars to evenly divide between the three guests. The bellboy, though, thinking it's too much of a hassle to divide-by-three 5 dollars, pockets 2 dollars himself and gives each of the tennants one dollar in return. But.

Each now having paid 9 dollars would make the room have cost 27 dollars.

The bellboy pocketing 2 dollars makes 30 dollars, 28 dollars.

Where did that dollar go?

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Oh Wow, I got stumped for a moment but I figured it out a little bit later.

Paid 10/10/10
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New Paid 8/8/9
Girls get 1/1/1
Bellhop gets 2

Money suggests that one of the girls unknowingly paid extra OR two of the girls are responsible for tipping the bellhop. That outstanding buck could be swung either way when you look at it like this.
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No, because an 8/8/9 distrubution would make them have paid 25 dollars while the bellhop has 2 dollars making them have paid 9/9/10 which makes it an un-equal division. Close, but no cigar.

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No really have another look...

Paid 10/10/10
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New Paid 8/8/9
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Bellhop gets 2

First pay out 10+10+10=30

Bellhop gets 5... 8+8+9+5=30

Then after bellhop gives 3 back and pockets 2 it is still...
8+8+9+1+1+1+2=30

The whole way through it stays as 30 and the only real numbers out of sync is the ones that were left in how they paid because of the oddity of division used from a number you can't whole wise divide in such a manner.

From a cashier's point of view this looks perfect. If you say it isn't, then I guess I could wait and see who else tries and see how their answer differs or makes more sense to it.

Oh and didn't say the room was 25 before? It was a mistake they over paid in the first place. So them paying 25 sounds right.
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Wait... 9/9/10? You said paid bellhop 2, how did it go up 3? By paying 8/8/9, and bell boy 2... that makes 9/9/9, and they all have 1 buck each back.
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Yes the bellhop keeps 2 dollars out of the 5 he was supposed to return, so the guests get 3 dollars back, 1 each.

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If you're doing everything evenly, you're supposed to find out how much that thief pocketed from all 3 of em'. That would be around 66 cents.
30-2+.66+.66+.66
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That's it then, that's the answer...

The girls each paid 8 bucks for the room.

Then with that 1 dollar left on the tab, they tipped the bellhop 2 and finished that last 1 dollar making them pay the hotel and serves 27 bucks leaving them with 1 duck each. This way all of them paid an even 9 dollars and had 1 to spare...

O.O

Is that right?
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No. They in the end each paid 9 dollars for the room, the bellhop kept 2 dollars. How can they possibly pay 8 each if that would leave them short?

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It's the way it's worded that fucks you up. Was my formula correct though?
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No, it wasn't. I asked where the missing dollar went, not how much he took divided amongst the guests.

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There is no missing dollar... They payed 30$, out of that 30$ the guy took 2$.
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Then how come in the end they only payed $27?

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Hint: Don't forget that there are cents in dollars.
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Like you said, that's not the question. You asked where did the "one dollar" went. Money isn't missing.

They payed a total of 28$.
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If they paid $28 then we'd have $31...lol.
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My final guess to it is, even tho they tipped him that 2 bucks... I think the last dollar was over paying the room again.
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Okay, 31$? wow
They payed a total of 30$. The bellboy stole 2$. Which makes their current total 28$... If you'd like to go further, Take away 3$ from their current total, since that's what the guy gave back, you get 25$...

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that's not really what the question is though.

The guests have now paid $27, and then subtracting the two that the bell boy has, equals $25 which is the actual cost of the room.

Umm...to put it better.

The register records $30
Subtract $5 to make it $25
Bellhop gives each a dollar, so they have now spent $27

So pretty much, they spent two more dollars than the register has recorded.
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I got it, not 13. Hrhr
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you edited your post after i posted mine haha.

i have another riddle.

You're on a game show and you're looking at three closed doors. Behind two of the doors are goats, and behind the other is a new car. You don't know what's behind which door. You're told to choose one. After you choose, the host opens another door that the prize is not behind. Knowing this, is it to your advantage to stay with your original choice or switch to the other remaining door?

Let's assume you don't want a goat.
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My first edit was me adding "I confused myself". My second one (after your post) was me deleting that. I'm sure an admin can see what I did during my edits.
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>.<

...must... not... replay...

Stick with the door I picked >.<
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fine you can have the cookie Uub :P

and to my poor excuse of a riddle, there is a right answer.
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I don't want a cookie. I want someone to accept my request on the quest.

Why don't we want the goat? Free milk, HELLO. o.O
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