31. 3 Men Go Into a Hotel. 3 men go into a Hotel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30, so each man paid $10 and went to the room. A while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only $25, so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guy's room with $5. On the way the bellboy couldn't figure out how to split $5 evenly between 3 men, so he gave each man a $1 and kept the other $2 for himself. This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27, add the $2 that the bellboy kept = $29. Where is the other $? Submitted by tartle · Added 17 January 2013 Show Solution Solution: The confusion arises from misadding the amounts. The three men originally paid $30, and after receiving $3 back, they effectively paid $27 for the room. This $27 includes the $25 for the room and the $2 kept by the bellboy. Therefore, there is no missing dollar; the total should not be calculated by adding the bellboy's $2 to the $27, as that amount already includes it.
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the men paid $9 each for a total of $27; the hotel got $25; the bell boy got $2
obvious fallacy . you shouldn't add 2 to 27 , you must subtract 2 from 27 to get 25 $ ( the money in the hotel )
3 people x 10 = 30 , but
3 people x 9 = 27 only
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