Cuisiart Brumator?

[guidofatherof5]

Mind bender:

3 men go to a motel to get a room. The desk clerk tells them the room will cost $30. Each man pays $10. Later the desk clerk realizes he made a mistake. The room should have only cost the 3 men $25 total. He gives the bellboy 5 $1 bills and tells him to refund it to the men. On the way to the mens room the bellboy is confused. He doesn't know how to evenly divide $5 among 3 men. Here's what he does. He gives each man $1 and keeps the other $2 for himself.
This now means each man only paid $9 for the room. $9x3=$27 plus the $2 dollars the bellboy kept = $29. Where is the other $1? Have fun and don't be mad at me.

Hint:Everything you need to solve this problem is given to you in the story. No. it doesn't matter what the men were going to do with the room!

If you solve this problem please hold your post of the answer. We don't want to end the suffering to soon.

[Stefan-A]

Can I post the answer yet?

[infernalis]

I just logged on, I'll hold off

[guidofatherof5]

No posting yet. Wait until later tonight.

[reptile3]

Isn't that the MIGHTY PUTTY GUY????

[infernalis]

He's on about half of those crazy commercials....

Tools, Gadgets and cordless lights.

Thats why I used his picture, anyone who has ever watched TV (at least in the USA) has seen this joker pushing some trinket or another.

always with a "free" bonus, just pay shipping.

[reptile3]

He's on about half of those crazy commercials....

Tools, Gadgets and cordless lights.

Thats why I used his picture, anyone who has ever watched TV (at least in the USA) has seen this joker pushing some trinket or another.

always with a "free" bonus, just pay shipping.

I say Might Putty Guy, cause my daughter Sarah, we watch tv, & all those commercials come on... & he is doing something other than mighty putty, & she says.. hey MOM that's the mighty Putty Guy! We laugh so hard!!

[Aundrea]

Yep I have seen him on all them crazy commercials.. Mighty Putty guy LOL Thats funny!!!

[guidofatherof5]

Looks like there is no interest in my Math problem.. Go ahead and post the answer Stefan or Wayne.

[infernalis]

The answer is in the math, do away with the story part.

does that help anyone sort it out yet?

Just remember, anything ending in a 5 cannot be equally divided by 3.