3 people check into a hotel room for $30 ($10 each). Manager returns $5. Bellboy keeps $2, returns $3. Each paid $9 (total $27) + $2 = $29. Where's the missing $1?
No missing dollar
The answer
The $27 INCLUDES the bellboy's $2. $25 (hotel) + $2 (bellboy) + $3 (returned) = $30. No money is missing.
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