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<blockquote data-quote="ghostemblem" data-source="post: 2212447" data-attributes="member: 777257">the question should be where did the extra 2 dollars come from.effectively each man gave him $9 so $27 from all three, he spent $25 on the tv so there are $2 dollars remaining in his pocket. Instead of taking away the $2 in his pocket to make 25 that used to buy the room the riddle tricks you ito adding $2 i an attempt to make 30. The trick is that those $2 you add come from nowhere since they are included in the original $27 dollars he receives. In other words the $2 change was not his own money but given to him by the three men when they gave him the $30 in the beginning so even after taking away the $1 each man received back the $2 was still given to him. This means you shouldn&#039;t be adding $2 to the $27 since it was already included. Re-read that if you didn&#039;t get it its the most important part.Basically you shouldn&#039;t be trying to make 30 in the first place since he only received $27 from them (effectively) and not 30 if you want the original amount then add the $1 he gave back to each man.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ghostemblem, post: 2212447, member: 777257"] the question should be where did the extra 2 dollars come from. effectively each man gave him $9 so $27 from all three, he spent $25 on the tv so there are $2 dollars remaining in his pocket. Instead of taking away the $2 in his pocket to make 25 that used to buy the room the riddle tricks you ito adding $2 i an attempt to make 30. The trick is that those $2 you add come from nowhere since they are included in the original $27 dollars he receives. In other words the $2 change was not his own money but given to him by the three men when they gave him the $30 in the beginning so even after taking away the $1 each man received back the $2 was still given to him. This means you shouldn't be adding $2 to the $27 since it was already included. Re-read that if you didn't get it its the most important part. Basically you shouldn't be trying to make 30 in the first place since he only received $27 from them (effectively) and not 30 if you want the original amount then add the $1 he gave back to each man. [/QUOTE]

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