Please help with this riddle ?

Question

Okay my friends, let's see who can figure this one out.

3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL.

THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $30,

SO EACH MAN PAID $10 AND WENT 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?

Answer 1

ROFL just had to be something with math didn't it!!! **Pulls hair out** If someone gets it post the answer please! i still want to have some hairl left today...But ya...

I think it still comes out...Just the 3 dudes got shorted some ...and the desk dude still has 25$

Answer 2

LoL... My grandpa once told me this riddle and so far everyone is wrong (kinda).

It is an addition problem you just need to break it down better =)

$30 transferred hands

$5 taken from the front desk = $25 dollars for the room

3 men get $1 each = $28

Bell boy keeps $2 = $30

No money is missing. Nice one Hiedi

Answer 3

Each man only paid 9 dollars each. 3 times nine is 27 dollars minus 2 dollars for the bellboy leaves twenty five dollars for the room. the thirty dollars total isn`t relevant because they only paid 9 dollars each.

Answer 4

The room is $25. The question is incorrect.

It's 9 x 3 -2 = 25

Answer 5

There is no missing money.  There is adding when there should be subtracting.

$30(initial payment) - $3 (repaid to men) = $27

$27 - $2 (Bellboy's take) = $25 (cost of room).

Answer 6

the owner still had put in an extra dollar

Answer 7

it was dropped on the floor and picked up by someone else  

Answer 8

Each man did end up paying $9, but you SUBTRACT the $2 the bellboy kept from the $27 and you'll get the $25 the owner kept.

There is no mystery to this one