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Ehrys · 04-16-2004, 12:27 PM

Anyone know any good riddles or brain teasers? My niece told me this one the other day and I'm wondering why I hadn't heard it before... or what the solution is if indeed there is one?

"3 guys go to a hotel, and rent a room for $30 bucks a night. They each pay $10 bucks. Later on, the guy who took the money realizes he made a mistake and over charged them by 5$ (i.e., the room was only $25). So he tells the Bellboy to go and give back $5 to the guys who rented the room. While going up, the Bellboy decides to keep $2, so that he can give each one of them $1 back evenly. So: if the Bellboy kept $2, and in giving back $1 each to the 3 guys so that they paid only $9 each, where did the extra $1 go? (9x3=27+2=29)"

04-16-2004, 12:27 PM	#1
Ehrys Manshoon Join Date: November 7, 2003 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Age: 52 Posts: 211	Anyone know any good riddles or brain teasers? My niece told me this one the other day and I'm wondering why I hadn't heard it before... or what the solution is if indeed there is one? "3 guys go to a hotel, and rent a room for $30 bucks a night. They each pay $10 bucks. Later on, the guy who took the money realizes he made a mistake and over charged them by 5$ (i.e., the room was only $25). So he tells the Bellboy to go and give back $5 to the guys who rented the room. While going up, the Bellboy decides to keep $2, so that he can give each one of them $1 back evenly. So: if the Bellboy kept $2, and in giving back $1 each to the 3 guys so that they paid only $9 each, where did the extra $1 go? (9x3=27+2=29)" __________________ ~ Ehrys ~<br /><br />\"Learn from the mistakes of others, as you don\'t live long enough to make them all yourself.\"