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GuitarJunkie23
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04/30/2007 12:37 pm
Originally Posted by: earthman buckOk, I think I may have come up with the words to explain it.

>It makes sense at first glance to think that they paid a total of $27 ($9 each), because they paid $10 each and got $1 back. However, since the manager overcharged them $5, the price of the room was actually $25, which means they actually paid about $8.33 apiece. So the manager has $25, the bellhop has $2, and the three guys have $1 each.

25+2+1+1+1 = 30.
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