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Re: hotel problem [SPOILER]
>3 thru hikers check into a hotel. The room costs $30, each hiker gave the
>clerk
>$10. The clerk discovers that the room was actually only $25, so he
>gives the bellhop 5 one dollar bills to return to the hikers. The bell
>hop can't figure out how to split the 5 bills evenly, so he keeps 2 of
>the dollar bills ($2) and return three dollars to the weary hikers. (one
>dollar to each hiker)
>
>This means each hiker has paid only $9 ($10 - $1=$9)
>3 men x $9 = $27
>bellhop kept $2
>
>$27 + $2 = $29
>
>What happened to the other dollar ????????????????
It is a trick question. The key is the amount each hiker paid which is $9
x 3 = $27. To account for the $27, the hotel clerk has $25 and the bell
hop has $2. Using your typing:
>3 men x $9 = $27
>bellhop kept $2
hotel clerk has $25
($2 + $25 = $27)
If you wish to account for the thirty dollars:
hotel clerk $25
refund $3
bell hop $2.
It's a neat little trick.
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