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			  | Sky Ever ->   RE: =AK= Meet the ArchKnight: Versilaryan   (12/27/2008 19:43:49) |  
			  | *omg i never knew ur a guy* knocks the head..i mean
 Meh. I keep getting mistaken as a girl online, whether on AQW or not. >_>
 
  
  Congratz Versilaryan[:)] Thanks! n_n
 
 
 Three guys go to a hotel, and the clerk tells them that a room is $30, they pay, and then the clerk thinks "that room is really horrible, I should only charge them $25." so, he calls over a bellhop, gives him $5, and asks him to take it to the three guys. Halfway up, the bellhop thinks "Wait, I can't split $5 among 3 people, i'll give them $3, and i'll just keep the $2.." So, he gives them $1 each, and here's the cool part: 
 the guys start with $10 each:
 $10, $10, $10
 
 The bellhop gives them each $1 back
 so now they've paid $9, $9, $9
 
 9 X 3 = 27 + 2 the bellhop took = $29
 
 Where'd that last dollar go?
 
 This is a logical fallacy. Because the clerk gave them back $5, the total should equal $25, not $30. So, the total cost of the room is $25.
 They start with $10 each: $10*3.
 And you /removed/ one dollar from each of them, as they paid less than $30. So that's $9*3.
 Now, this is where the mistake happened. Why did you add $2? If you added $2, you're saying that the three of them got only $1 back from the clerk (as 5-3-2 = 1). So, you /remove/ $2 again, and you get:
 9 * 3 - 2 = 27 - 2 = 25.
 Meanwhile, on the clerk's side of things, you have 30 - 5 = 25.
 
 Another way of thinking about it is:
 30 - 5 = 25. That's how much the clerk got for the room.
 30 - 3 = 27. That's how much the three guys paid for it.
 Because the three guys paid /more/ than the room cost, that $2 goes into the bellhop's pocket.
 So, it all checks out. That $2 should be subtracted, not added, as the bellhop took it away from them.
 
 
 
 so is the last question annoying?... Took some thought, but it was a welcome change from BC Calc homework. n_n
 
 
 have a cookie *since ive no more questions left* Thanks!
 /me noms cookie
 
 
 take for taking ur time (i mean lots of ur time)^^ No problem. n_n
 
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