Logic puzzle "$29"

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Bro. Brown wins!!!!

Good job!

Anneliese

| >>>>> "caryle" == caryle clear <cpcj@sprynet.com> writes:
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|     caryle> Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the
|     caryle> manager and go to their room. The manager finds out that
|     caryle> the room rate is $25 and gives $5 to the bellboy to
|     caryle> return. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that $5
|     caryle> would be difficult to share among three people so he
|     caryle> pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now each person
|     caryle> paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totalling
|     caryle> $27. The bellboy has $2, totalling $29. Where is the
|     caryle> remaining dollar?
| 
|     men            bell       hotel
| A    B    C        boy        desk
| --   --   --       --         --
| -10 ------------------------> 10
|      -10 -------------------> 20
|           -10 --------------> 30
|                    5 <------- 25
|           -9 <-----4
|      -9 <----------3
| -9 <---------------2
| =================================
| -9   -9   -9       2          25
| \___________/     \____________/
|      27                 27
|    debits             credits
| 
| debits = credits, double talk in problem statement notwithstanding;
| therefore, there is no mistake!
| 
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