Can anyone work this out?!?!.......?!


Question: Can anyone work this out!?!!?!!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!?
3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL!. 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 GUYS' 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 POUND!?

Thanks guys its driving me CRAZZZY!!Www@Enter-QA@Com


Answers:
Room charges = $25
Returned to guys = $3
with bellboy = $2
Total = $30

OR
The cost of room to 3 guys is = 30-5+2 = 27 ( including 2 bucks with bellboy)
Still with 3 guys = 3 bucks
Total = 30Www@Enter-QA@Com

Its because you keep on counting backwards and forwards, so somewhere you lose a £1!. It basically never existed!

Its very hard to explain, but think of it this way - you have 10 fingers altogether on both hands (or 8 fingers and 2 thumbs, if you want to be more precise!) But, for example, on the one hand if you started to count backwards starting from 10, you'll end up on saying the number 6 rather than 5 on the one hand - I hope you understand!. So if you start from your thumb, say thats 10, and then you count backwards to your little finger on the same hand, it'll end up being 6, even though you have 5 digits on your hand!

I've confused myself now, but hopefully it'll somehow make sense!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

£30 - £5 is £25!. Only £25 was ever paid to the hotel!. Add the £3 given back to the men is £28 and then the £2 the bellboy took is £30!. It's all in the way you say it!!Www@Enter-QA@Com

It's crazy but if you add them up it comes back normal
£10!.00 each = £30!.00, and the £5!.00 they got back = £25!.00
I like Mo's explanation as well, counting down seems to lose one!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

the answer is
actually one man paid pound 9!.33333 i!.e!., 9!.34
9!.34*3 = 28!.02
bell boy tips is = 02!.00
Total is 30!.02Www@Enter-QA@Com

nobody ever said the room was £9 you just assumed they had paid that when really they paid £8!.33 and the bellboy got his tip!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

3 men in one room does sound a bit queer!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

each man paid 8!.34Www@Enter-QA@Com

each man paid 8!.34 for the room not 9Www@Enter-QA@Com



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