Hillbilly77
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A father & son own and operate a small motel.
One night while the father was out of the office, 3 traveling salesmen stopped in looking for a room.
The son charged them $30 for one room for the night. Each man put in his $10 and they went to their room. The father came back and the son told him what happened. He told his son, "Good job, but you over-charged them. The room is $25, not $30. Take this $5 and reimburse them."
On his way to the room, the son realizes that $5 won't split 3 ways, so he decides to pocket $2 and give each man back $1.
He went to the room and explained the over-charge and gave each man back $1 like he planned.
So, each man originally paid $10, and each got $1 back, meaning that each man paid $9 for the room.
Now, $9 x 3 = $27 paid for the room. Add the $2 that the son kept, and it comes up to $29. He charged them $30.
10 x 3 = 30
10 - 1 = 9
9 x 3 = 27
27 + 2 = 29.
Where is the missing $1.00?
One night while the father was out of the office, 3 traveling salesmen stopped in looking for a room.
The son charged them $30 for one room for the night. Each man put in his $10 and they went to their room. The father came back and the son told him what happened. He told his son, "Good job, but you over-charged them. The room is $25, not $30. Take this $5 and reimburse them."
On his way to the room, the son realizes that $5 won't split 3 ways, so he decides to pocket $2 and give each man back $1.
He went to the room and explained the over-charge and gave each man back $1 like he planned.
So, each man originally paid $10, and each got $1 back, meaning that each man paid $9 for the room.
Now, $9 x 3 = $27 paid for the room. Add the $2 that the son kept, and it comes up to $29. He charged them $30.
10 x 3 = 30
10 - 1 = 9
9 x 3 = 27
27 + 2 = 29.
Where is the missing $1.00?
