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WHERE THE EXTRA DOLLAR "WENT"

 

Nowhere! There was no extra dollar. The question posed the dilemma:

 

30 / 3 = 10 Brothers paid / each = share

10 - 1 = 9 share - refund = each's total

9 x 3 = 27 each's total x brothers = total paid

 

and:

 

5 - 3 = 2 hotel's refund - refund given = tatal pocketed money.

 

So:

 

27 + 2 = 29 -> a dollar is missing!

 

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Still confused? That's because I'm doing it to you on purpose!

The trick is in the set-up of the problem - It should be:

 

Money out:

30 - 3 = 27 What the brothers paid - money refunded = 27

 

Money in:

25 + 2 = 27 What the hotel charged + pocketed money = 27

 

Money Out = Money In! ...Gotcha!

 

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SO, WHO LOST WHAT?

 

The bellhop lost his job when the brothers thanked the clerk for

sending up the $3 refund.

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