3 men go to a hotel, they want a room, the room costs $30
Each man pays $10 each and goes to the room.
Later that evening, the night manager comes in and finds out that the day person overcharged the 3 men by $5
He sends the bellhop to the mens room to give them back the five dollars. The bellhop figures it is too hard to divide the $5 to the three men so he keeps $2 for himself and gives each man a $1.
Each man paid $10 but received a $1 back for a total of $9 each
The bellhop keeps $2 for himself.
Where did the other dollar go?
3 x $9 = $27 + $2 = $29
math problem
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