This will so mess with your head

PowerHouseDan

This will Mess With Your Head.

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 DOLLAR?

Crucifix

It's an old one, but it can be a bit of a head scratcher.

meldrew

Its to do with backward counting afaik

Crucifix

meldrew wrote:

Its to do with backward counting afaik

I think the trick is

adding the bellboys 2 quid is wrong, and throws you off

Vorsprung

This is the one Einstein wrote isn't it?

biko

Told this in the pub a few times, it's a good one for sure.
Secret is in the multiplying.

jimmycrackcorm

The cleaner got it.

mad m

meldrew wrote:

Its to do with backward counting afaik

Thats its,couldnt think of it.Well unless the fella behind counter has the missing dollar.:)

jimmycrackcorm

biko wrote:

Told this in the pub a few times, it's a good one for sure.
Secret is in the multiplying.

Or maybe the secret is in the subtraction....

neacy69

jimmycrackcorm wrote:

The cleaner got it.

fcuking cleaners always robbing my half-FULL bottles of beer on holidays:D

Scraggs

What were the three men doing in the motel room is the real puzzle ...

Pigman II

PowerHouseDan wrote:

WHERE IS THE OTHER DOLLAR?

Well look at it this way : Another way of thinking about it is "What does each person have in thier pocket at this minute?"

 25 = Man at desk 
  1 = Man#1
  1 = Man#2
  1 = Man#3
+ 2 = Bellboy
=============
 30  = Total

So there you go. No missing dollar. I hate the stupidity of this 'classic' puzzle so much that I just felt like ruining it for everyone :mad:

Adam

Tax. Everyone knows Uncle Sam will screw you at every turn.

sportswear

Pigman II wrote:

Well look at it this way : Another way of thinking about it is "What does each person have in thier pocket at this minute?"

 25 = Man at desk 
  1 = Man#1
  1 = Man#2
  1 = Man#3
+ 2 = Bellboy
=============
 30  = Total

So there you go. No missing dollar. I hate the stupidity of this 'classic' puzzle so much that I just felt like ruining it for everyone :mad:

this doesn't explain anything. anyone can do that. explain then how the last statement:

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.

is wrong?????

steviec

sportswear wrote:

this doesn't explain anything. anyone can do that. explain then how the last statement:



is wrong?????

Its wrong because it has no meaning.

In reality the three men paid 9 each, which is 27, then subtract the 2 the bellboy kept leaves 25, which is what was actually paid.

Peteee

The 3 men didnt pay 27 dollars for te room between them, they paid 25/3 = 8.3333

The 9*3 is totally misleading

sportswear

yep

Adam

Its all a convolution of mathematics, its quite simple really. Consider this:

10 + 10 + 10 = 30

3 x 9 = 27

The assumption that the me each paid 9 is incorrect, they paid 10, and were refunded. Which changes the mathematics of the solution.

the_syco

PowerHouseDan wrote:

This will Mess With Your Head.

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 DOLLAR?

25 divided by 3 equals 8.33333333333(etc)

if you multiply the 0.33333333333(etc) by 3, you get 0.999999999(etc), or, if you round it off, the missing dollar.

The trick is that most people just ignore the 0.3 bit, as it makes the sum "complex", but, as its left out, you then can't account for it being missing.

Tar.Aldarion

That's a classic puzzle???

DEmeant0r

em wtf? this means they've payed 28 dollars for the room...

Tar.Aldarion

Demeant0r wrote:

em wtf? this means they've payed 28 dollars for the room...

Yes it does, why?

Pigman II

sportswear wrote:

this doesn't explain anything. anyone can do that. explain then how the last statement:

is wrong?????

It's 'wrong' because the €2 that the Bellboy kept is not a seperate entity at this point. It is actually part of the the €27 that was paid out by the 3 guys.

Adam

Pigman II wrote:

It's 'wrong' because the €2 that the Bellboy kept is not a seperate entity at this point. It is actually part of the the €27 that was paid out by the 3 guys.

Thats wrong on a whole new level...if you're using euros now we'll have to start converting! :eek:

Caculators at the ready lads...

Pigman II

fade_to_grey wrote:

Thats wrong on a whole new level...if you're using euros now we'll have to start converting! :eek:

Yes that is odd. Didn't mean that! Was doing a bit of currency work today and I think I have '€'s on the brain atm.

OTliddy

The E8.3333 is crap. Each man paid E10 and was refunded E1. This is the actual answer:

steviec wrote:

In reality the three men paid 9 each, which is 27, then subtract the 2 the bellboy kept leaves 25, which is what was actually paid.

fletch

Each man paid €10....got €1 back meaning they paid €9 each (€27 in total)
The bellboy took €2 and the man behind the desk got €25....total = €27

biko

Peteee wrote:

The 9*3 is totally misleading

I rest my case

[Jackass]

€30

Where's the money?

Bell desk €25
3 lads on a dirty weekend €3
Thieving Bellboy €2

---

Balance €30 (no money missing)

The trick?

The lads didn't pay €9 each (€27), they paid €25 in total, so they paid €8.33 each (25/3)...where's the miscalculation?

The equation (subtraction or multiplication) accounts for the €3 refund, but dosen't account for €2 that was removed by the bell boy...who'll probably spend it on a hooker or to feed his rampent drug addiction. (Basicly just changings the figures in two completely different equations and linking them togehter in a story)

Fuc*ing with people's heads: Priceless

Gordon

9 beans per night isn't bad, that's cheaper than my rent. Where is this "motel", and it isn't owned by a N. Bates is it?

DEmeant0r

but seriously wtf is 3 men doing in 1 motel room? :eek:

PowerHouseDan

PowerHouseDan wrote:

This will Mess With Your Head.

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 DOLLAR?

There is no other dollar
25+3+2 = 30
if you're doing it in reverse, it's 27 MINUS the two the bellboy kept which is 25 which is what the hotel got.
Subtract, not add.
If you want to look at it from the 27 point of view, anyway, which is a bit off

Sam Vimes

PowerHouseDan wrote:

This will Mess With Your Head.

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 DOLLAR?

each man paid 10 but got one back so they paid 9 total.
3*9=27.
this is what they paid total. 2 went to the bell boy and 25 to the manager.
2+25=27.

what the riddle says is meaningless. its just to throw people off

basically the riddle's saying that if you pay 100 euro for a room and give the bell boy a 2 euro tip, you have somehow magically paid 98 euro total, when in fact you have paid 102