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3 men go into a hotel and pay $30 for a room.

 

Each paid $10 and went into the room.

 

A while later the receptionist realised he had overcharged the men, and the room was only $25. He sent the bellboy back to the room with $5.

 

The bellboy didn’t know a fair way to split $5 evenly, so he kept $2 to himself and gave the 3 men $1 each.

 

Each man paid $9 for the room, 9x3 = 27.

 

Plus the $2 the bellboy kept to himself. 27+2 = 29.

 

Where has the other dollar gone?

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The key to solving word problems is getting rid of the words. ;)

"Where has the other dollar gone?" gives readers the false impression that all the present math is right.

 

 

exactly lol. since the room was 25 dollars, and each of the men got one dollar back, theres 28 plus the 2 that the bell boy kept

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i still dont get it guess im thinking about it to much

 

It is too simple to not understand. My math skills. LET me show you them.

 

30/3=10

 

Then the cashier realized it was $25

 

25/3=8.33

 

8.33 x 3 = 25

25+3 (1 dollar times 3 men)=28

28+2(that the bellboy kept)= 30

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