document.write( "Question 116310: 3 men go into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30, so each man paid $10 and went to the room.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #84607 by ptaylor(2198)\"\" \"About 
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The supposition that the men paid $27 for their rooms is not correct. The men paid $25 for their rooms and that $25 is in the cash register. Each man got back $1 and the bellboy kept $2, so $25+$3+$2=$30 or we could look at it another
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\n" ); document.write( "3*$9=$27 (what they thought they were paying) minus the $2 kept by the bellboy=$25 (what they were actually paying)-- the amount in the cash register.\r
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