Three students checked into a hotel and paid the clerk $30 for a room ($10 each). When the hotel manager returned, he noticed that the clerk had incorrectly charged $30 instead of $25 for the room. The manager told the clerk to return $5 to the students. The clerk, knowing that the students would not be able to divide $5 evenly, decided to keep $2 and to give them only $3.

The students were very happy because they paid only $27 for the room ($9 each). However, if they paid $27 and the clerk kept $2, that adds up to $29. What happened to the other Dollar?
Answer

• Each paid 9$.
  Total they paid 27$.
  
  2 $ with clerk and $25 with Manager.
  
  There is no problem.
  
  Clerk has taken $2 out of $27 paid b students and not from $30 they paid earlier.
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(13) No(0)
• money balance-
  $25+$2-$9*$3=0
  student1=(+$1),(-$9)=$10,
  student2=(+$1),(-$9)=$10,
  student3=(+$1),(-$9)=$10,
  clerk=$10+$10+$10=+$30
  clerk=+$30-$5+$2(or$27)=$3
  
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(0)
• There is no missing dollar. The students have paid $27 and have kept $3 for themselves and that adds up to $30. Not a real puzzle... just a mistake in math! You cannot tally the clerks total twice, it's already included in the $27 the students have paid. The equation is incorrect...if they paid $27 and the clerk kept $2...then that does not add up to anything.
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(0)
• exact way to solve this problem 10,10, 10 from each boys
  
  10+10+10=30 total.
  at the time of hotel check out manager says original cost is 25 not 30.
  then per person cost is (25/3=8.3333333333333333)*****this the only prob keep in mind the value of 25/3
  clerk gave 3 rs to them and 2 rs kept with him only.
  
  then total amount is calculated as....
  (8.3333333333333 per person* 3)+(1 rs each i.e. 3rs)+(2 rs with clerk) should be =30
  then 8.3333333333= 25/3 okkk
  
  (25/3)*3+3+2=30........is it okkkk
  
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
• $25 (each gives $8.33) so
  .33*3=.99 ~_ 1
• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)