THE MISSING MONEY PUZZLE
PROBLEM SOLVER OR APRIL FOOL?
In April we asked you to solve our money riddle, where has the missing money gone?
If you're homeschooling teenagers, why not see if they can answer it too!
MISSING MONEY
Three people check into a hotel.
They pay £30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager suddenly remembers that the room rate is £25 and gives £5 to the bellboy to return to the people.
On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that £5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets £2 and gives £1 to each person.
Now each person paid £10 and got back £1. So they paid £9 each, totalling £27. The bellboy has £2, totalling £29.
Where is the missing £1?
