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Originally Posted by nrclark
THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $9 FOR THE
ROOM, WHICH IS ATOTAL OF $27, ADD THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT
$29.
Where is the other dollar .... ?  |
You're counting the $3 and the $2 in opposite directions.
$30 paid by the men
-$3 refunded to them
+$2 kept by the bellboy
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$29
But that's obviously nonsense. The bellboy's $2 should be SUBTRACTED from the total paid. That'd get you the right price for the room.