Riddles have been around for centuries and are a fun way to put your knowledge to the test. Sometimes though, we come across a riddle that we just can’t crack… but don’t worry, we have the answer for you!
Here is everything you need to know about the “Mystery of the Missing Dollar” riddle, including the answer and explanation.
The Mystery of The Missing Dollar Riddle answer
THE RIDDLE
3 men go into a hotel. The man behind the desk says a room is $30 so each man pays $10 and goes to the room.
A while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only $25 so he sent the bellboy to the 3 guys’ room with $5. On the way the bellboy couldn’t figure out how to split $5 evenly between 3 men, so he gave each man a $1 and kept the other $2 for himself.
This meant that the 3 men each paid $9 for the room, which is a total of $27 add the $2 that the bellboy kept = $29. Where is the other dollar?
THE ANSWER
There is no missing dollar.
THE EXPLANATION
There is no missing dollar because the men spent $27, of which $25 went on the room and $2 went to the bell boy. The $2 that went to the bell boy came from the $27 spent, with the other $25 going on the room.
Here’s an easier way to look at it:
Look at where all the money actually is. There is $25 in the cash register, $2 in the bell boy’s pocket, and each of the three guests each has $1.
$25 + $2 + $1 + $1 + $1 = $30
Try another riddle
RIDDLE:
Mary has 5 children. The 1st is named January. 2nd kid is named February. Her 3rd child is called March. 4th is April. What is the name of the 5th.
ANSWER: The answer to this riddle is: What.
But why is the name of the 5th child “what”?
We can deduce that the answer is “what” because the last sentence of the riddle does not have a question mark. Therefore, we know that it is not asking what the name of the 5th child is, but is instead telling you that the name of the 5th child is “what.”
