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Psychobilly

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You can't have him. He's Canadian and ineligible.
He may be a crazy old man, but he's our crazy old man. ;)

Bro he's from Montreal, that's BARELY Canadian. LOL :)

@whiteravenseeds

I hope the Puppy gets better bro; A lot of us have pets, and generally, they get talked about on here too. I lost my Amazonian Red Tail Catfish a few months ago, and I am not entirely over that. Some may think "Well it's a fish it's different" but he enjoyed being petted and hand fed just as much as any other pet. I've thought about getting another one, but until the rooms are moved around, and I have a bigger pond set up already ready to go, I can't do it.
 

notdezmond

In Bloom
Does anyone else know the old brain teaser about the 3 guys that check into a hotel and the disappearing dollar?
3 men go into a hotel. The man behind the desk says a room is $30 so each man pays $10 and goes to the room.

A while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only $25 so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys’ room with $5. On the way the bellboy couldn’t figure out how to split $5 evenly between 3 men, so he gave each man a $1 and kept the other $2 for himself.

This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27 add the $2 that the bellboy kept = $29. Where is the other dollar?
 

Amos Otis

Weed Legend
Originally paid $30.
$25 is in the till, $1 is in the pocket of each man and the bellhop has $2 = $30


They actually paid extra($2) to the bellboy, which is where the $27 comes in. The men paid $25 for the room and $2 to the bellboy.
However...
... the men paid $9 apiece - 3 x 9 = $27
... the bellboy has $2 in his pocket - $2 + $27 = $29.
 

Gentlemancorpse

Cannabis Chaotician
Staff member
Moderator
However...
... the men paid $9 apiece - 3 x 9 = $27
... the bellboy has $2 in his pocket - $2 + $27 = $29.
I feel like I'm in class again lol. At first when I read @Dezzy elaboration on the riddle I also went, where the heck is the dollar? But thats because the riddle inhetently confuses the proper order of operations to confuddle the riddled...

If each man spent $9 INCLUDING the tip to the bellboy, you cant then add the bellboys tip again. That would actually make the total pool $32!

In reality, each man spent $9 = $27 then put a dollar in their pockets making it $27 + $3 in refunds.
 

Amos Otis

Weed Legend
I feel like I'm in class again lol. At first when I read @Dezzy elaboration on the riddle I also went, where the heck is the dollar? But thats because the riddle inhetently confuses the proper order of operations to confuddle the riddled...

If each man spent $9 INCLUDING the tip to the bellboy, you cant then add the bellboys tip again. That would actually make the total pool $32!

In reality, each man spent $9 = $27 then put a dollar in their pockets making it $27 + $3 in refunds.

Don't complicate it, amigo.

They paid $10 each - total $30.
Auditor refunds $5, but only $3 make it to the men - $1 to each, making their out of pocket $9 each, because the bellhop kept $2.

Result A - $30 to the hotel, $5 to the bellhop who keeps $2 and refunds $3 = $30.

Result B - Each man, with the refund, paid $9 instead of $10 - 3 x 9 = $27. The bellhop has $2 in his pocket. $27 + $2 = $29. Where is the other $1?
 

Willie

🍓 Crush Genetics 🍓
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notdezmond

In Bloom
The riddle plays fast and loose with debt and funds.

To begin with, assume all accounts are zeroed:

GA = 0; GB = 0; GC = 0; HM = 0; BB = 0

Now guests A, B, and C transfer 10 dollars to the hotel manager:

GA = −10; GB = −10; GC = −10; HM = 30; BB = 0

The hotel manager gives the bellboy a fiver:

GA = −10; GB = −10; GC = −10; HM = 25; BB = 5

The bellboy gives a dollar to each guest:

GA = −9; GB = −9; GC = −9; HM = 25; BB = 2

And it is plain to see that adding the bellboys two to the sum of the guests (3×−9 = −27) is 25 dollars in debt, matching the hotel manager, not 29???

PS: all money riddles can be solved with double entry accounting.
 

UncleB

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The riddle plays fast and loose with debt and funds.

To begin with, assume all accounts are zeroed:

GA = 0; GB = 0; GC = 0; HM = 0; BB = 0

Now guests A, B, and C transfer 10 dollars to the hotel manager:

GA = −10; GB = −10; GC = −10; HM = 30; BB = 0

The hotel manager gives the bellboy a fiver:

GA = −10; GB = −10; GC = −10; HM = 25; BB = 5

The bellboy gives a dollar to each guest:

GA = −9; GB = −9; GC = −9; HM = 25; BB = 2

And it is plain to see that adding the bellboys two to the sum of the guests (3×−9 = −27) is 25 dollars in debt, matching the hotel manager, not 29???

PS: all money riddles can be solved with double entry accounting.

Sir, I'll be sending in a pocket protector to be added to the 2023 pH Anniversary grand prize, just in case you win...???
 
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