Solo Christo
Puritan Board Freshman
Anyone know any riddles?
Here's "The Missing Dollar":
Three guys were traveling with little money and needed a place to stay. They came to a motel and approach the front desk. The manager offeres them a single room for $30. Simple enough, the fellas went in on it $10 a piece and checked in. No sooner were they gone, however, before the manager remembered that the room was part of a Tuesday Night Special. It should have been $25. He gives five one dollar bills to the bellhop and askes him to return it to the gentlemen. On the way, the bellhop got to thinking that $5 didn't split up easily three ways. So he just gave them $3 and pocketed $2 for himself (and clearly violated the 8th Commandment).
Well, now each of the men have paid $9 for the room instead of $10. Right? Right. And 3 guys times 9 dollars equals $27. Right? Right. Plus the $2 in the bellhop's pocket equals $29. Right? Right. OK, so where's the missing dollar?
[Edited on 7-18-2005 by Solo Christo]
Here's "The Missing Dollar":
Three guys were traveling with little money and needed a place to stay. They came to a motel and approach the front desk. The manager offeres them a single room for $30. Simple enough, the fellas went in on it $10 a piece and checked in. No sooner were they gone, however, before the manager remembered that the room was part of a Tuesday Night Special. It should have been $25. He gives five one dollar bills to the bellhop and askes him to return it to the gentlemen. On the way, the bellhop got to thinking that $5 didn't split up easily three ways. So he just gave them $3 and pocketed $2 for himself (and clearly violated the 8th Commandment).
Well, now each of the men have paid $9 for the room instead of $10. Right? Right. And 3 guys times 9 dollars equals $27. Right? Right. Plus the $2 in the bellhop's pocket equals $29. Right? Right. OK, so where's the missing dollar?
[Edited on 7-18-2005 by Solo Christo]