Newsletter No. 37

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Brainteaser

Three people check into a hotel room that costs $30. They each contribute $10. Later, the clerk realizes the room is only $25, so he sends the bellboy with $5. The bellboy can’t divide the money evenly, so he gives each person $1 and keeps $2 for himself. Now, each person paid $9, totaling $27, and the bellboy has $2, making $29. Where is the missing dollar?