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Originally posted by patches9452
it should work either way you try to figure it but thats why there is a rule you cant multiply before you subtract on probelms like this 30 bucks for the room subtract 5 is 25 then add 1 a piece for the 3 bucks he gave back is 28 plus his 2 he kept is 30

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Forget the $5 over charge, it was given back so the room cost $25 and then $2 to the clerk =$27 total spent. ---$9 each.

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they paid 30 for the room then got 5 back because it actually only cost 25 THE ROOM COST 25 they gave a 2 dollar tip and kept a dollar each. so they spent 27. Like the one guy said they essentially got back 1.6666667 each then they gave the clerk .6666667 each. its all adds up

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they paid 30 for the room then got 5 back because it actually only cost 25 THE ROOM COST 25 they gave a 2 dollar tip and kept a dollar each. so they spent 27. Like the one guy said they essentially got back 1.6666667 each then they gave the clerk .6666667 each. its all adds up

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wow... If the room actually cost $25, then each man should pay $8.33333333333333333333333333 each.

8.33333 x 3 = 25 + 5 dollar refund = $30 -the original amount paid.

3 pages of arguments.....

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Originally posted by mackfixxer
wow... If the room actually cost $25, then each man should pay $8.33333333333333333333333333 each.

8.33333 x 3 = 25 + 5 dollar refund = $30 -the original amount paid.

3 pages of arguments.....

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Here is where the missing dollar is...

Three months later two of the original guys went back to the same hotel. The clerk told them the bill was $20, so they each gave a $10. Then the clerk remember it should only be $15, so they each took $1 back and left $3 as a tip.

So..9 times 2 is $18, plus the $3 tip, is $21. But they only originally paid $20.

And there is your missing dollar. :-)

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and if each man should pay 8.333333 dollars each then with a dollar each refund makes 9.33333333 dollars the missing dollar is each man's .3333333 cents .33333 x 3 = .9999999. you cant split a penny so you have to round .99999999 to 1 dollar

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good job cooper creek

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