The missing dollar
Three guests pay $30 for a room ($10 each). The clerk realizes it costs $25 and sends $5 back with the bellhop, who pockets $2 and returns $1 to each guest. Now each guest paid $9, totaling $27, plus the bellhop's $2 makes $29 - so where did the missing $1 go?
Show hints (2)+
- Should you be adding the bellhop's $2 to the $27, or subtracting it?
- The $27 the guests paid splits into $25 + $2 - don't add the $2 twice.
Answer
Reveal answer →Final answer
Nothing is missing - the $2 is double-counted
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