Re: off topic math question

[Kent]

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. ... + 1, is
 9.3  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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Re: off topic math question

[Jay Hennigan]

On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Marco Rodrigues wrote:

 Each guy didn't pay $9 for each room. $25 / 3 is 8. ... + 1, is
 9.3  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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