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Trayderjoe -> Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 11:53:46 AM)

3 guys go into a hotel to rent a room.  The hotel worker tells them that a room will cost them $30.  The 3 guys put in $10 each, pay and go up to the room.  A little while later the hotel manager realizes that the worker over charged for the room, and should have only charged them $25.  He calls over the bellhop and gives him $5 in one dollar bills and tells the bellhop to return the money to the 3 guys.  On the way up, the bellhop can't figure out how to divide $5 into 3, so instead he puts $2 into his pocket and gives each guy one dollar back.  Since each guy paid $10 for the room, and they each got back $1, then they paid a total of $9 each.  ($10-$1=$9). So now, 3 guys paid $9 each for their room which equals $27  (9x3=27).  Since the bellhop put $2 into his pocket, what happened to the other dollar?  ($27+$2=$29, and $30-$29=$1)

  
HummBob -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 12:17:51 PM)

My head hurts!!![8D][:@]

TigerLily -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 12:20:36 PM)

He used it to get himself a coke from the coke machine! Problem solved! [;)]

Mr_Pat -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 12:28:41 PM)

Damn its a frickin mistrey....

Dennis -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 1:07:47 PM)

$27-$2 = $25.00...You don't add the $2 back in, it was subtracted from the original $5.

TigerLily -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 1:09:44 PM)

Ok - now I'm confused! [8|]

If the bellhop had $5, pocketed $2, gave each of the 3 guy's a dollar. There is no lost $1.00 ... 2 + 3 = 5.


Somethings not adding up here ... [&:]

Dennis -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 1:11:32 PM)

That's right Paige..now..you have 2+3-30 = 25.

TigerLily -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 1:28:33 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Dennis

That's right Paige..now..you have 2+3-30 = 25.


I knew I was s-m-r-t. [8D]

dmb7280 -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 4:16:37 PM)

The puzzle is attempting to introduce confusion between assets and liabilities, debits and credits.  The way to introduce the confusion is to suggest that the boy's $2 debit goes also to the hotel as a $2 debit, which is of course wrong.  The fact that the boy is a representative of the hotel is a compelling reason to perceive them as one entity.  It's also irrelevant...a master touch!  In fact, the boy's $2 debit is of course a $2 credit to the hotel.  

So, the transactions:
1.  debit hotel 30, credit businessmen 30.
2.  credit hotel 5, debit bellboy 5.
3.  credit bellboy 3, debit businessmen 3.

Total assets to hotel = 25.  Total assets to bellboy = 2.  Totall assets overall = 27.  Total liabilities to businessmen = 27.  All in balance...the magic of accounting [&o]

(i.e. the dudes paid out $27 total...$25 to the hotel and $2 to the shady bellhop.  the $30 is irrelavant once the price is determined to be $25)

at least that 'cpa' is paying off on riddles and puzzles...ha!

H34 pleasure -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 4:27:08 PM)

Hummbob, your head is hurting mine is spinning.[image]http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s153/BrindleBoxer315/thloosescrews.gif[/image]

Trayderjoe -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 6:52:46 PM)

Interestingly enough, a mathematical formula was developed to explain the apparent mystery of the missing dollar.  As I understand it, the formula ran the length of a New York City block.  You all know it is there, it is just how do you prove it.  Interesting path by dmb7280 to turn it into an accounting analysis!  Good job all!

kild1 -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 7:52:55 PM)

its a mistake in math
my college professor  gave us the same problem

dmb7280 -> RE: Math Problem For You! (5/31/2007 10:58:20 PM)

thanks, but i think i just solidified my nerdiness...ha!

HummBob -> RE: Math Problem For You! (6/1/2007 12:30:41 AM)

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Dennis -> RE: Math Problem For You! (6/1/2007 7:27:57 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: dmb7280

thanks, but i think i just solidified my nerdiness...ha!
Leave it to nerd pack carrying number cruncher to make a simple math problem into a two page dissertation.[8|][8|][:D]

  

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