Originally Posted By Richard - Aus
My favourite brain teaser for a pub...

This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27. Add to that the $2 the bellboy kept and the total is $29. Where is the other dollar?

Oldie but a gud'un smile

A classic case of misdirection that seems logical. The guys paid $27 MINUS the $2 (equals $25) the bellboy kept and the hotel received $25 after giving back $5 ($3 to the clients and $2 to the bellboy) from the original $30 paid. Every $ is accounted for.

PS Where is this hotel that has a triple for $25, and does that include breakfast?

Peter

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