Math Riddle #4(solved)

[Ohio]

Most of you have probably seen this before.

Three men went to motel to get a room. The clerk told them that the price of the room was $30. Each man gave the clerk $10 to pay for the room. Later the clerk realized he had overcharged the men and gave the bellhop $5 to give back to the men. The bellhop decided that $5 was too hard to divide equally among the three men so he gave each man $1 and kept the other $2. Each man originally paid $10 and got $1 back so they paid $9 each. Three times $9 is $27 and the bellhop kept $2.

Where did the other dollar go?

[z00ey]

the recursion is a bit tricky
..at the moment when he gives back the 3 (of %) dollars there aren t 30 dollars at the clerk(hotel) no more..

in numbersbr]1) Clerk(30) Bellhop(0) Men(0)
2) Clerk(25) Bellhop(5) Men(0)
3) Clerk(25) Bellhop(2) Men(3)
=> 25+3+2 = 30, no dollar is missing

(the trick is that in the text it is described like as if the bellhop never took out the 5 dollar )

[Cypher]

they didnt each pay $9 to the hotel they payed $9 in total.

they payed $8.33 ($25 / 3) to the hotel and $0.67 ($2 / 3) to the bellhop. the other $3 they have back.

What each man payed : $8.33 + $0.67 = $9
Total Payed : $9 * 3 = $27
Change : $3
Cash Tendered : $30

$27 + 3 = $30

the other dollar went no where as it doesnt exist. its just the bellhop was given his money twice in this statement .

" Three times $9 is $27 and the bellhop kept $2. "

[Cypher]

woah i took more than 10 minutes to do that . lol zooeys post wasnt there when i started, i explained better anyway

[Ohio]

Well done both of you.