where is the missing dollar ( Archived) (3)

Jul 5, 2006 5:15 PM CST where is the missing dollar
a guy wanted to rent a room for a night the clerk said 10$
a second guy came at the motel and rent a room for the night the clerk said 10$ a third guy came at the motel and rent a room the clerk said 10$ anyway's the motel made 30$ for the night the boss came and said to the clerk tonight it was 9$ so he gave him 5$ and said go give them the diffrences in the elevator the clerk said to him self since i can't seperated the 5$ in 3 i'll take 2$ and give them 1$ each ok now 3x9 is 27 plus the 2 dollar the clerk have in his pocket is 29 where is the other dollar missing



can you solve the problem here.....
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Jul 5, 2006 5:18 PM CST where is the missing dollar
TheProfessor
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I've solved it already - the wording is the key.

Each guy has a dollar... 3x1 = 3.
Hotel clerk has an absolute 25, nothing to dispute there.. 25
2 dollar tip.. 2

25+3+2 = 30.00
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Jul 5, 2006 5:22 PM CST where is the missing dollar
yay you got it
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