A riddle

[Skippa]

Someone told me this riddle yesterday and I knew I’d seen it before…sure enough, it was here…

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I think my answer is right, but she swears , just like Gats and Cawar did then, that I'm off...What am I missing?

[CilmiDoone]

If the men originally paid 30.

Then he realised the cost is only 25 and returns 5. That means they paid $8.333... each. Because 8.333... x 3= 25. So the "missing" dollar is in the rent money.


So:

$2 boy.

$3 Them.

$25 ($8.333 x 3) goes to the rent.

[DisplacedDiraac]

There's no missing quid..
Its the way they told the story that's miss leading..

They paid £30 for the room..
But it actually cost £25..
Refund of £5 was given..
... £3 was given back to the men while the lad took £2.. That's a total of £30 not £27.. Simples..

[CilmiDoone]

The misleading part is the following:

THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM,
WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $ 27,

That's incorrect. They paid:

$25 for the room. (Or $8.333 each).
$2 to the boy. (or $0.666 each).
And they received $3 back ($1.00 each).

[DisplacedDiraac]

It clearly says each guest paid £10..
Your solution is also confusing.

The missing quid has been accounted for.
The bit that's confusing is when he added the £2 to the £27.. There was no need for that.. Heck there was no need to mention how much each guy paid either..

[CilmiDoone]

It clearly says each guest paid £10..
Your solution is also confusing.

There is nothing confusing about it. Although they originally paid £10 each, they don't receive their individual refunds of £1 against their original payment of £10, but against a minimised balance of 10 -0.666. Which means they have paid £8.333 for the room.

We are basically saying the same thing but in differnt ways.

[Skippa]

Cilmidoone, you're absolutely right and that's how I see it too...the issue is not in the math but in the way the problem is posed.

[Thuganomics]

Waar madaa nagu xanuuney niyaho

[Cumar-Labasuul]

yeah the problem is the way it is told especially the last bit.

The total amount for the room = $30
The amount each man has to pay = $10 (30/3 = 10)
The new amount for the room = $25
The amount refunded = $5
Amount boy pockets = $2
Amount boy refunds = $3 ($1 to each man)
The new amount each man paid = $9.33 (25/3 = 8.3333....+1)
The total amount the men paid = $28 (in real sums i.e. calculation), $27.99 (in real life-because you cannot share equally between 3 persons in this case i.e. $1 between 3 men = 33c each)
Total amount including boys money = $30 (28+2) (again in real sums), $29.99 (in real life)

so actually there is one cent missing, so probably the boy pocketed it.

[Skippa]

Waar madaa nagu xanuuney niyaho

yes cuz, it's a bit confusing but Cilmidoon, WestlndShawty and Cumar have broken it down nicely. Some people are a bit more gifted than others when it comes to numbers. Anigu grade 10 ayaan ka loox tuuray xisaabta

[BlackVelvet]

Forget the riddle I am trying to figure out the reasoning behind my answer

[Skippa]

Good one it did mess with my head for a minute

I think the answer is there was no other dollar since the men were not really charged $30


At the end of the day, the guy at the desk got $25

The three men paid $9 each which was a total of $27

There is a difference of $2 which the cheeky boy pocketed


Am I right?

Maybe it was too early in the morning.

[BlackVelvet]

Nah hang on I was on to something - there is a ghost $1

Check this out yeah, the cost of the room to the guys was 9, because they paid 10 and got 1 back so that night those potential freaky boys are collectively out $27 and the little kid took $2 which makes $29, where did the $1 go?


This is crazy man

[LiquidHYDROGEN]

The misleading part is the following:

THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE ROOM,
WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $ 27,

That's incorrect. They paid:

$25 for the room. (Or $8.333 each).
$2 to the boy. (or $0.666 each).
And they received $3 back ($1.00 each).

Exactly how I worked it out