On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Marco Rodrigues wrote:
> Each guy didn't pay $9 for each room. $25 / 3 is 8.3333 ... + 1, is
> 9.33333 .... multiply that by 3 then add $2. Comes out to $30 for me. Am I
> missing the riddle here people? :) heh
Each guy paid $9.
There is no extra dollar. The manager accepts $30, gives back $3 in change,
keeps $2 for himself, and pays the hotel $25 for the room. 3 + 2 + 25 = 30
> 3 guys go to a hotel, the manager says the room is $30. Each guy puts in $10
> then go to sleep.
>
> The next manager decides the room is really only $25, but decides to keep $2
> for himself.
>
> He then hands each guy back $1 each.
>
> The Question is if each guy paid $9 for the room, and 3*9=27 +2(the manager
> took) what happens to the other dollar, since 27+2=$29?
The "$27 + $2 = $29" is the faulty logic. The $27 is the sum of the room
cost and the $2 skimming by the crooked manager. The three guys each got
$1 in change which needs to ba added to this to arrive at the original $30.
I don't know if there is a name for this particular riddle.
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