Each guys did pay $9. you gave 10 and got back 1, and
you do not think you paid 9?
the room is 25, plus the 2, then 27, each guy pays 9,
that's it. you can not say, 27+2, because 2 is part of
the 27 already.
Kent
--- Marco Rodrigues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
>
>
>
> ""Mindsspring"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> 004001bff3f6$9dd1f3f0$82c1fea9@nt2000ws">news:004001bff3f6$9dd1f3f0$82c1fea9@nt2000ws...
> Does anyone know the math the name of the math
> puzzler that goes like this:
>
> 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?
>
> I only ask since I belive this is a math riddle and
> wanted to know the name.
>
> Nigel
>
>
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