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The Missing Dollar

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Three friends pay $10 each ($30) for a hotel room. The clerk realizes the room is $25, gives $5 to the bellboy to return. The bellboy keeps $2 and returns $1 each. Each friend paid $9 (total $27), the bellboy has $2. That is $29. Where is the missing dollar?
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There is no missing

The answer to this riddle is There is no missing. Difficulty: Hard · Solved by 23,796 puzzle lovers.

There is no missing dollar. The $27 paid includes the $25 room plus $2 kept by the bellboy. You should not add the $2 to $27.
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