Can you solve this riddle:
| Three salesmen come into town for a convention, only to find that there's just one motel room left. But it has 3 beds, so the three decide to share the room. "How much for the room?" they ask. "Thirty dollars," comes the reply from the clerk (I know, a cheap motel). So each salesman throws in $10 (3 x $10 = $30). They leave and go to their room.
The room clerk then realizes that the actual rate for that room is $25, but he doesn't know how to split the $5 rebate into three portions. So he decides to give back $1 to each salesman (3 x $1 = $3) and to pocket the remaining $2 for himself ($3 + $2 = $5). So the salesmen actually paid $9 each ($10 - $1 = $9). Now, 3 x $9 = $27, plus $2 the room clerk pocketed = $29. Where did the last dollar go? Hint: It wasn't room tax. |
If this is too hard, relax by Generating a Bush Conspiracy.
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