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The math is wrong.
If they had been charged $27.00 for the room originally, they would have each given the manager $10.00, and each received $1 change, making the math problem 9+9+9=27, and 27+3=30, the $3 being the key. Instead, the way the problem reads, it is turned into 27+2=29, which is where the confusion lies. The problem should be $25 (room rate) + $2 (what the bellboy kept) = $27, and $27 + $3 (the change the three guys received) = $30.
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Last edited by Adey; 07/26/2006 1:22 PM.
