Three businessmen were on a trip. They were tired and needed a place to stay for the night. One of the hotels they passed was offering a £30 a night special for one room. Being on a tight budget, the businessmen thought that it would be wise to split the £30 and stay together.
The businessmen each paid the hotel clerk £10 a piece and headed up to their room. Moments later, the clerk realized that the hotel had a special that night of £25 a room, so he sent his assistant up with a £5 rebate all in £1 coins.
Once the businessmen answered the door, the clerk’s assistant realized that he couldn’t split the £1 coins evenly among the three and started to head back down to get change. The businessmen stopped him and said, “How about you give us each £1, leaving yourself a £2 tip?” After thanking the businessmen, the clerk’s assistant went on with his business, £2 richer.
The men returned to their beds, and being businessmen, they were happy to only be out of pocket by £9 instead of £10.
So to recap - there was £30 in play. The men paid £10 each and got £1 each back… leaving the clerk’s assistant £2.
3 x 9 = 27, add 2 from the clerk’s assistant and you have: 29.
What happened to the last pound?
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