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[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

Thanks John, those could be useful. But can you calculate this.

Three sailors on leave go into a motel for a room. The desk clerk tells them it will be $10.00 a piece for a total of $30.00 After a while the clerk thinks that since they are in the military he should give them a break, so he calls over the bellboy and gives him 5 one dollar bills, tells him to go upstairs and refund the sailors. On the way up he decides since there are three sailors and he has 5 one dollar bills that he should pocket 2 of them. So he gives each sailor a one dollar bill, which makes them paying only $9.00 each. 9 x 3 = 27 plus the two dollars in the bellboys pocket equals 29, where is the other dollar?

Ron Ortiz
U/SA cash only please

They didn't pay 9..They paid 8.33 ;-)
I always trusted you for accurate information..Too bad...so sorry