Cuisiart Brumator?

[drache]

it's really quite simple
the two bucks the clerk pocketed are the difference between the $27 they ended up paying and the $25 which was the cost of the room

[guidofatherof5]

Interesting explanation. But incorrect. That still doesn't explain how they started paying $30 $10 each got $1 dollar refunded Each payed $9x3= 27 + $2 the bellboy kept= $29 Where's the other $1 Remember this problem started with $30 Try again Rhea. Thanks for playing.

[Snake lover 3-25]

each person had to have payed more than $9.... $9.33

[Stefan-A]

Interesting explanation. But incorrect. That still doesn't explain how they started paying $30 $10 each got $1 dollar refunded Each payed $9x3= 27 + $2 the bellboy kept= $29 Where's the other $1 Remember this problem started with $30 Try again Rhea. Thanks for playing.

They paid 9x3=27, which includes the $2 that the bellboy stole. What's missing from $27, is the $3 that they got back. Not one $ is unaccounted for.

[drache]

the thirty bucks is what they paid originally
then they got three bucks back, making it $27
the two bucks the clerk kept were the difference between the $25 buck for the room and the $27 they ended up paying for it
the room cost $25, they paid $27, the Clerk kept $2 - 27-2=25
so if you want to take the thirty into account, then 30-3=27; 27-2=25; 2+3=5 (can't believe I'm doing this)
so where are you missing a dollar?

[guidofatherof5]

Making $25 out of the numbers you have is the easy part but doesn't explain the missing $1. $30 paid..... 5 dollars refunded.... Now, the total money paid is $25 Keep an eye on the $5 refund. We must account for it. $3 was refunded, right? and $2 was kept by the bellboy. So we can see the $5! This means each man paid $9 for the room..... Always account for the $5 refund. 9x3=27 with this we can see the $3 that was refunded to the men,right? now we add the $2 the bellboy kept. There is our $5, $3 refunded and $2 kept. But 27+2=29. Where's the other $1.

[Stefan-A]

Making $25 out of the numbers you have is the easy part but doesn't explain the missing $1. $30 paid..... 5 dollars refunded.... Now, the total money paid is $25 Keep an eye on the $5 refund. We must account for it. $3 was refunded, right? and $2 was kept by the bellboy. So we can see the $5! This means each man paid $9 for the room..... Always account for the $5 refund. 9x3=27 with this we can see the $3 that was refunded to the men,right? now we add the $2 the bellboy kept. There is our $5, $3 refunded and $2 kept. But 27+2=29. Where's the other $1.

The $2 are already included in the $27, there's no need to add it a second time.

[drache]

thank you, Stefan
why are you adding the $2 to the $27, Steve?
they need to be subtracted, because they're not in addition to what the three men paid - they're simply what they didn't get - They paid $27 instead of the $25 - he pocketed the difference
the $30 you keep referring to - well, let's take it from there: $30 minus the three the men got leaves $27, right? then minus $2 (for the clerk) makes it $25
I'll never make a good teacher; I have the impulse to shake someone

[infernalis]

See like I said the first time, I just eliminated the story and used the numbers alone. (pretty much what you two are doing)

I like brain teasers

[Stefan-A]

why are you adding the $2 to the $27, Steve?

He's not adding it, that's how the story goes.

But either I'm confused here, or the solution has been explained wrong to him.