Mind F**k...

[Specialone]

3 men go into a hotel. The man behind the desk said the room is £30.00 so each man paid £10.00 and went to the room.
A while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only £25.00
so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys' room with £5.00
on the way the bellboy couldn't figure out how to split £5.00 evenly between 3 men, so he gave each man a £1.00 and kept the other £2.00 for himself.

This meant that the 3 men each paid £9.00 for the room, which is a total of £27.00, add the £2.00 that the bellboy kept = £29.00
where is the other pound?

[micromouse]

Each man actually paid £9.33 (9.33333333...) for the room.

25/3 is £8.33/man + £3 returned = £28 + £2 for the bell boy = £30

its one of those maths problems that only works one way.

MM

[beabert]

Yeah i see, you need to remember theres £25 in the till.

[Milky Bar Kid]

:confused:,com

[Specialone]

Each man actually paid £9.33 (9.33333333...) for the room.

25/3 is £8.33/man + £3 returned = £28 + £2 for the bell boy = £30

its one of those maths problems that only works one way.

MM

Well done that Man (?) :D

[KeithCRM]

Each man actually paid £9.33 (9.33333333...) for the room.

25/3 is £8.33/man + £3 returned = £28 + £2 for the bell boy = £30

its one of those maths problems that only works one way.

MM

Don't think so. £1 returned means each man only paid £9 so:

3 x £9 = what each man paid for the room (£27) less £2 in the boys pocket = £25 in the till.

Bit late for all this brain ache :)

[skeetly]

er no
/drunk though


£25 split between 3 people is £8.33 each

So by keeping £2 the bell boy was stealing :)

[KeithCRM]

er no
/drunk though

Obviously :)

[gruntygiggles]

These things crack me up, there are so many variations on this. It's maths, pure and simple and I am no maths expert BUT...the riddle is there because of the way the question is worded....each man did not pay £9 for the room, they paid £10.

10x3 = 30
30-5 = 25
25+1+1+1+2 = 30......and that's all there is to it. Just a very clever way of making your brain think there's something wrong.


At least that's what I see ;-)

[Milky Bar Kid]

And I am STILL confused. I think.

[sinbad]

The riddle makes you want to make £27+2 = 30, when really you should be doing £27-2 to make £25. Clearly £10-£1 = £9 though.

[northwind]

The riddle makes you want to make £27+2 = 30, when really you should be doing £27-2 to make £25.

Exactly right. it's not really a maths question at all, it's misdirection.

[Red Herring]

Still pretty good misdirection though....probably why barristers make so much in court!

[northwind]

Yeah, it's a good one.

[Bibio]

your all missing the obvious....




the bellboy is a bleedin thief... get after him mr herring.

[Specialone]

your all missing the obvious....




the bellboy is a bleedin thief... get after him mr herring.
I know, remind me not to stay there, but at £25 a night, cant be that good anyway.
What £25 a night hotels have bellboys saying that ?

[lukemillar]

What £25 a night hotels have bellboys saying that ?

or not wonder about 3 guys wanting to share one room together... :-k