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they ended up paying 25 for the room 2 for the bell hop 3in their pockets that equal 30
But each man paid 9 once thet had 1 back
ur not getting the point they got a 5 dollar discount. they payed 25. its about 8.33 a person. not 9 dollars. they got a buck back.
that's the reason it's so hard...the way the joke is told..it tricks u [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
all they ended up paying was 25 dollars.....
they all wound up paying 9 dollars...so they think they got a 3 dollar discount...they really got a 5 dollar discount but he kept 2
so yes....they paid 27 dollars to the hotel/bellhop
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR (pencil snaps, paper tears, BAD words said)
no...i said they paid 27 to the hotel/bellhop....thats combined
they kept three...its simple math
25 to hotel
2 to bellhop
3 to the 3 individuals...i hope you dont need me to add it up for yall
ok....they pay $30...get 5 back so that's 25....they get 3 back..thats 28..the bell boy keeps 2...thats 30
no because in the beginning they each paid 10 dollars...which is even...then the hotel is the one who gave back an uneven discount...instead of pulling out pennies and leaving someone a penny or 2 short he kept 2 dollars...think of it as a tip
FINALLY! [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Well. let's look at the initial situation. Each man pays $10 for the hotel room, the hotel gets $30, and the bellboy has nothing. Now, when everything has settled, each man has paid $9 for the hotel room (a total of $27), the hotel got $25, and the bellboy got $2. So what went wrong?
Actually, this is not a math problem at all, but a mathematical example of the classical magical principle of misdirection. The problem glibly states "which is a total of $27.00; plus the $2.00 the Bell Boy pocketed", which is a meaningless calculation, but serves to distract you from the correct calculation. The correct calculation would be "which is a total of $27.00; including the $2.00 the Bell Boy pocketed". This way you can see that the difference is $25, the price of the room. The misdirection works because the answer it provides is close to something you expect (the original $30).
I could ask why you are adding amounts spent and amounts received. The men spent $27, the bellboy received $2. Let's look at the total amounts spent and received. The men initially spent $10 each, for a total of $30. The hotel received the $30, but only kept $25, returning the other $5, so the hotel received $25. The bellboy received $2 (apparently a carrying charge!), and the men each received a $1 refund (for a total of $3). Seen this way, the men spent $30, and the hotel received $25, the bellboy received $2, and the men received $3, for a total received of $30.
If we wanted to get more complicated, the men spent $30 on the room, which the hotel received. The hotel then spent $5 on the refund, of which the bellboy received $2 and the men received $3. Then the total spent is $35 ($30 by the men and $5 by the hotel), and the total received is $35 ($30 by the hotel, $2 by the bellboy, and $3 by the men as a refund).
and after reading that LONG post..if u dont understand it..i don't think there is any hope for ya [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]