[CNCRaymond]

Originally posted by Nocturnal:

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Originally posted by Atrocities:
Ok lets see if I can do this correctly.

3 men rent a room at a local hotel
The hotel owner charges each man $10.00 for a total of $30.00 for the night
Later the hotel owner decides to cut the men a break and gives the Bellhop $5.00 and tells him to give it to the men.
The Bellhop decides to keep $2.00 for himself and gives each man $1.00 back.
This now means that each man paid $9.00 for his part of the room. $9.00 x 3 men = $27.00 + the $2.00 the Bellhop kept comes to a grand total of $29.00. What happend to the Last $1.00?

I know the answer to this riddle so it can be answered. Have fun.

You've got the sign wrong. That should be $9*3 - the $2 squirreled by the bellhop, + $5 change = $30
Or put more logically, $25 (actual cost of the room) = $9*3 (paid by the patrons) - $2 (stolen by the bellhop)

This riddle shouldn't mystify anyone who's passed grade school...

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Are you insulting him? I recall this god for saken riddle going around work for over a month before I finally took an interest in it. Some of the smartest people in my company could not figure it out and PCP figured it our in less than 30 seconds after I showed it to him. It blew everyone away including me as it took me a minute or so to figure it out.

So yes, your correct, it is a simple riddle if you know math, but most people are fooled when you ADD the $2.00 and not subtract it.

So don't go insulting the messinger for delivering the message friend!

[ July 22, 2003, 09:19: Message edited by: CNCRaymond ]