The missing dollar

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Three gentleman who were traveling decided to stay at a hotel. The clerk informed them that the room would cost $30 per night for the three of them, so each of the men paid the clerk $10, and they were shown to their room.

An hour later, the hotel clerk discovered that the room was only $25 per night for the three men, so he gave $5 to the bell hop to deliver back to the men in their room.

On his way to the room, the bell hop thought "Well, I can give each of the men one dollar back, tell them the room was only $27 per night, and keep $2 for myself."

The bell hop gave $1 back to each of the men, which means they only paid $27 for the room. The bell hop kept $2, for a total of $29.

Where did the missing dollar go to make the total $30?
 
Islanddeen said:
The bell hop gave $1 back to each of the men, which means they only paid $27 for the room. The bell hop kept $2, for a total of $29.

Where did the missing dollar go to make the total $30?
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I think you may find, if our bell hop kept $2, that would mean they paid $28 for the room and not $27, however, he could now give the two dollars to Islamic relief.

But if the bell hop was a Muslim, then he would have given the whole five dollars back to their rightful owner.
 
Islanddeen said:
Three gentleman who were traveling decided to stay at a hotel. The clerk informed them that the room would cost $30 per night for the three of them, so each of the men paid the clerk $10, and they were shown to their room.

An hour later, the hotel clerk discovered that the room was only $25 per night for the three men, so he gave $5 to the bell hop to deliver back to the men in their room.

On his way to the room, the bell hop thought "Well, I can give each of the men one dollar back, tell them the room was only $27 per night, and keep $2 for myself."

The bell hop gave $1 back to each of the men, which means they only paid $27 for the room. The bell hop kept $2, for a total of $29.

Where did the missing dollar go to make the total $30?
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There isn't actually a missing dollar.

$30 (originally paid) - $3 (refunded) = $27. $27 - $2 (in bell hop's pocket) = $25.

i.e. $25 + $3 refunded + $2 in bell-hops' pocket = $30.

Seems to all add up.
 
Eric H said:
But if the bell hop was a Muslim, then he would have given the whole five dollars back to their rightful owner.
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Not only in Islam, I think, but in every religion, taking other people's right without permission is strictly prohibited. If the bellhop was honest, he would give back the whole five dollar to the owner. And if then the owner give it to him, ..... Alhamdulillah.
 
ardianto said:
Not only in Islam, I think, but in every religion, taking other people's right without permission is strictly prohibited. If the bellhop was honest, he would give back the whole five dollar to the owner. And if then the owner give it to him, ..... Alhamdulillah.
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unless his religion is Atheist Capitalism, he might check to see it's september and then punch his sub-bellhop in the nose and blame the tenants and demand their arrest, or make some wild claim like wmd in the room and then blow it up in the name of peace.
 
Scimitar said:
so who has my missing dollar then? :D

Scimi
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The same guy took it who ate this one "extra" piece of chocolate:

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No, it wasn´t me. :playing:
 
Scimitar said:
so who has my missing dollar then? :D

Scimi
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Okay, okay, that's me. I have exchanged your one dollar into Indonesian Rupiah, and I got IDR 14,147

Indeed, Indonesian Rupiah has too many digits. :heated:
 
ardianto said:
Okay, okay, that's me. I have exchanged your one dollar into Indonesian Rupiah, and I got IDR 14,147

Indeed, Indonesian Rupiah has too many digits. :heated:
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I suggest that we will share this missing money and buy more chocolate. :p
 
I want a bar of chocolate now... trade for my dollar? :D

Scimi
 
no offence bro but your dollar's worthless, maybe ask putin if he'll have it.
 
Ah yes.... that XD.... I guess it devalued to the missing piece of chocolate... thing is, I'm the one who ate that missing piece... I guess I can take up origami eh?

:D

Scimi
 
You did this from that missing dollar? ^o) Hmm... I think that it would have been a better idea if we just had bought more chocolate.

I afraid that this thread is going the toilet humor - literally.
 
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blame Abz, he said I can't buy chocoloate with a dollar :D

so I decided to flush it down the toilet instead... but then thought, why not just make a toilet out of it ??? coz that would be funny :D

Scimi
 
Never before have I seen a posting of this puzzle become so ideological.
 

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