where is the remaining dollar??

3 people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager, and go to their room. The manager finds out that the room rate is $25 and gives $5 to the bellboy to return. On the way to the room the bellboy thinks that $5 would be difficult to share among 3 people... so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totaling $27. The bellboy has $2, totaling $29. Where is the remaining dollar?

2 comments:

  1. Karthik said...:

    Nowhere.....!! Actually The 3 have paid 28$ to the manager and the remaining 2$ are with the bellboy.....!!!
    It implies one of them paid an extra Dollar...!!!
    Thats it.....
    SO THERE IS NO MISSING DOLLAR........!!!

  1. priyanka said...:

    The three people paid $27 to the manager. This $27 includes $25 with manager & $2 with the bellboy. The remaining 3 dollars are 1 each in their pocket :)

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