Riddle that needs solving

[Armageddon415]

Three guys go to a motel and get a room. The total charge is $30 and each guy pays $10. After they go to their room, the desk clerk and realizes that the special rate for tonight was $25 and that he overcharged them. He contacts the maid and gives her five $1 bills and asks her to reimburse the three guys. On her way, the maid wonders how shes going to distribute $5 with three guys. So she decides to secretly pocket $2 and pay them each $1.

In effect, each guy paid $9. Three times nine is $27 and after adding the $2 the maid pocketed makes $29.

What happened to the last dollar?

 

[rgwalt]

Old riddle. There are several explanations floating on the web and on AT if you look for them. The problem is in assuming each guy paid $9.

The real question is what are three guys doing in a hotel room...

Ryan

 

[Heisenberg]

25/3 = 8.333. Not 9. Oh, and REPOST.

 

[Legendary]

$25 / 3 + 1 does not equal 9. Think about it.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

everything adds up right.

$9 x 3 = $27 they paid.

$27 + $3 (total in their pockets) = $30.

-or look at it this way-

Desk clerk has $25

Maid has $2

3 guys have $3
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$30

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

We should have an automated posting account for threads like this that pop up every month or two