I asked this question before but the website given to me didn't really help :(
Three friends arrive at an In late one night and rent a room for $30 (each of them contribute $10). THe next mornnig, the Innkeeper decides to give them a $5 discount because of a leak in the roof. Since he can't split the $5 evenly, he gives each of the guys $1 and pockets the rest
So, if each guy has paid $9 (for a total of $27) and the Inkeeper has $2 (for a new total of $29) where did the extra dollar go?
help would be wonderful! thanks :)
I already answered your question. Please check your previous post.
The web link provided gave the answer. I pasted it below.
The calculation was done wrong. The 2 dollars should not be added to 27 but subtracted to get 25 dollars. Put in another way, $25 is with the owner of the Hotel, each of the 3 guests received $1 from the clerk, and he has $2 in his pocket $25 + $3 + $2 = $30.
So there is _no_ dollar missing.
oh sorry, i guess i didn't not understand it...thx!
I understand your confusion. This question often causes confusion due to the way it is presented. Let me break it down for you step by step to help clarify the situation.
1. Initially, each friend paid $10, which totals $30 (3 friends x $10 each) and is the amount the Innkeeper received.
2. The Innkeeper decides to give them a $5 discount, so he hands them $1 back each, which means each friend has now paid $9 ($10 - $1) for a total of $27 ($9 x 3 friends).
3. The $2 left with the Innkeeper is not an additional dollar; it is part of the $27 already paid by the friends. Therefore, the total adds up correctly: $25 (money paid by friends) + $2 (money with Innkeeper) = $27.
So, there is no extra dollar missing. The confusion arises because the $27 and $2 are added together to try to reach $29, which is an incorrect way to calculate the total.
The correct way to calculate is: $27 (money paid by friends) - $5 (discount) = $22 (money kept with friends) + $2 (money with Innkeeper) = $24 (total amount).