Puzzle 7

[cmo]

Three people check into a hotel.

They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room.

The manager finds out that the room rate is $25 and gives $5 to the bellboy to return.

On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person.

Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totalling $27.

The bellboy has $2, totalling $29.

Where is the remaining dollar?

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[humanrain2k]

No there's no missing dollar...arrggg...how am I going to explain it.....

[patis]

the logic has been presented, but misleading. there's a term for that in philosophy, but i forgot my philo classes back in college.
anyways, if the bellboy pockets $2, it would make the room cost $28, accounting for the missing dollar in question. that would only further legitimize the misleading logic.
however, if we think this way: these three guests paid $9 each, totaling $27. since the room only costs $25, the two dollars change was "received" by the bellboy. so, there is no floating dollar, only seemingly logical arguments aimed to mislead the public.

on a side note, propagandists use this tactic often to confuse the masses. poor people... tsk

[cmo]

the logic has been presented, but misleading. there's a term for that in philosophy, but i forgot my philo classes back in college.
anyways, if the bellboy pockets $2, it would make the room cost $28, accounting for the missing dollar in question. that would only further legitimize the misleading logic.
however, if we think this way: these three guests paid $9 each, totaling $27. since the room only costs $25, the two dollars change was "received" by the bellboy. so, there is no floating dollar, only seemingly logical arguments aimed to mislead the public.

on a side note, propagandists use this tactic often to confuse the masses. poor people... tsk

Good explanation! :groove:

[racz_jay25]

the logic has been presented, but misleading. there's a term for that in philosophy, but i forgot my philo classes back in college.
anyways, if the bellboy pockets $2, it would make the room cost $28, accounting for the missing dollar in question. that would only further legitimize the misleading logic.
however, if we think this way: these three guests paid $9 each, totaling $27. since the room only costs $25, the two dollars change was "received" by the bellboy. so, there is no floating dollar, only seemingly logical arguments aimed to mislead the public.

on a side note, propagandists use this tactic often to confuse the masses. poor people... tsk

very well said..

cmo, let me guess, are you the one in yahoo answers or you got this from yahoo answer.. i remember that i answered this question a year ago..hehehe

[patis]

:D thanks!more puzzles! more puzzles! more puzzles!

[cmo]

very well said..

cmo, let me guess, are you the one in yahoo answers or you got this from yahoo answer.. i remember that i answered this question a year ago..hehehe

I'm pretty sure I got from somewhere :lol: I can't remember from where!! :happy0088:

[racz_jay25]

I'm pretty sure I got from somewhere :lol: I can't remember from where!! :happy0088:

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