I would like to know the answer to this.

Ask and you shall receive.

The answer is: There is no other dollar.

The math isn’t wrong here, the instructions are wrong. Think of the problem this way:

At the end of the day, each man has put in $9 towards the cost of the room: 3 x $9 = $27.
The bellboy has kept $2 from what the men spent for himself: $27 - $2 = $25.
The motel has collected $25.

Or to take it from the other direction:

The motel has $30 and gives $5 of that to the bellboy to return to the men: $30 - $5 = $25.
The bellboy, not knowing how to split $5 equally decides to keep $2 for himself: $5 - $2 = $3.
The men each end up with $1 each. Total it up: 3 x $1 + $2 + $25 = $30.

About the best the bellhop could have done would be to give two men $1.67 and the last $1.66, which would be about as close to evenly dividing $5 he could have come to. The mistake in the instructions is when the riddle asks you to “add the $2 the bellboy kept” to the total the men spent. The bellboy took that money from the total so you would subtract it, not add it. Now, how many of you are slapping your foreheads right about now?

the manager then said it was $25 so he gave the bell boy $5 to take back to the men! dont forget brit the man still has the $25 in the till, so the bell boy went to the room and give them all a doller each so that means they did pay $9 each thats true but including the $25 in the till plus the $3 the men got back which equals $28 , then it says the bell boy kept $2 of the $5 returned

so $25 behind the counter alreayd piaded for plus the $3 the man got back plus the $2 the bell boy kept = $30 !!!!!!!! so there is no missing doller !! its all there

THe answer is that the room doesnt cost $27 it cost $25 so the bell boy took $2 and they get $3 back so if you add it all up it should add up to $30

I love it when people post the answer repeatedly after I’ve already posted it. Amazing.

25/3 8.33 add a dollar because he gave him a dollar each 9.33 x 3 = 28 + the 2 dollars from the bellboy

The following night two friends check into the same motel. Once again the clerk charges them $30, that is $15 per person. After the clerk remembers the price rate is only $25 he sends the bellhop upstairs with five $1 bills to pay the two friend’s back. The bellhop knows he got away with it once so he tries it again. But this time he pockets $3 and returns $2 to the hotel guests ($1 per guest). So each of the two guests got $1 back from their original $15. Therefore each paid $14 which is a total payment of $28 for the room. Now the bellhop has $3, the guests paid $28, for a total of $31.  muahahahaha and there is your missing 1$

Walldog, that is probably THE best explanation I have heard for that riddle.  Top draw!!

The math is incorrect.  You cannot add the Bellboy’s $2 to the guests’ $27 because the $2 is part of what the guests spent their $27 on for the hotel.  $25 went to the hotel and $2 went to the Bellhop.

I just want to know why 3 men only got 1 room?

Bobby, They were conjoined triplets… :evillaugh:

The following night one of the two friends check into the same motel. Once again the clerk charges him $30, that is $30 per person. After the stupid clerk remembers the price rate is only $25 he sends the bellhop upstairs with five $1 bills to pay the guy back. The bellhop knows he got away with it twice so he tries it again. But this time he pockets $4 and returns $1 to the hotel guest. So the guy paid $29 plus $4 the bellboy pockets which is a total pament of $33 for the room.

You have two more...........

Thanks Walldog, It makes we see how incorrect the calculates are

so wait if the doller wasnt missing and the people didnt gett jipped why make the riddle orrrrr what if one of them had a beer witch cost a doller but it was a super large beer and he was so pisssed he forgot to mention it in the riddle therefore the missin doller is beer money

dun worrie i do get it just thorght id be creative

you are right Les..it is amazing! LOL

This is one of those times I wish I was any good at math...>.<

he is a riddle 2 guys are in the bar one says he can drink so quickly that no one can beat him no matter what.  So the guy on the right says hey i bet i can drink these two humongus glasses before you can drink that small little tiny shot glass. With your choice of the drink.  The guy on the left says sure but, he knows there must be a trick so he says okay let me choose the rules.  The guy on the right says okay but, since you choose the rules i get to drink one of my glasses before and put it down before you can drink.  Guy on the left says okay the rules are we can not touch each others glass with an object, spit in the glass or do anything to the other players glass with anything.  The guy on the left thinks he just won now the guy on the right can’t spit or do anything to his drink. But yet the guy on the right wins how is that possible.  (Great way to make money)

might tell you
oh also i ment to say here not he.
Also is someone already wrote this riddle or if i am doing something wrong sorry.

After the first guy finishes his first drink he sets his glass down on top of the other guy’s shot glass.

My turn -

You must choose between two cylinders.  They are identical in size and appearance.  Each is painted green.  One is solid and made out of a non-magnetic alloy, while the other is hollow and made of gold.  They both have the same measurements and density.  You are not allowed to scratch through the paint or strike the objects in any way.  You have absolutely no external devices.  What is the simplest way to determine which cylinder is made of gold?

Roll them across the floor. The hollow cylinder will travel farther than the solid one.

everyone is way to smart here

mark my words i will figure out a riddle no one can solve

I need help finding the nth term i mean you guys are smart you can help me

Here’s a non-math one.

The man who made it didn’t want it.
The man who bought it didn’t need it.
The man who used it didn’t know it.
What is it?

Answer to the Question

So many political insinuations could be made on this one.  The real answer is of course a coffin.

ive got one.
a rich billionaire is killed on sunday afternoon.the police come and investigate but all of the suspects have an alibi for the ETOD
Gardener-buying mulch
Cook-making lunch
Maid-getting mail
Wife-walking dog
Daughter-helping at church
personal trainer-lifting weights
(every room has a camera)
based on this info who is the killer