someone told this to me at work tonight:
You and two of your friends go to a hotel to rent a room. The room is $30. You each pay $10. After the bellhop takes your bags up to the room, the front desk clerk realizes she overcharged $5 for the room and returns the difference. The bellhop keeps $2 as tip, and you each get back $1. So you each paid $9, and $9 x 3 people is $27, and $30-$27 is $3. But remember, the bellhop only kept $2. Where did the extra dollar go?
You and two of your friends go to a hotel to rent a room. The room is $30. You each pay $10. After the bellhop takes your bags up to the room, the front desk clerk realizes she overcharged $5 for the room and returns the difference. The bellhop keeps $2 as tip, and you each get back $1. So you each paid $9, and $9 x 3 people is $27, and $30-$27 is $3. But remember, the bellhop only kept $2. Where did the extra dollar go?
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