RE: Puzzle...20 Jan 2019 21:38
I'll be honest, I didn't get it but my partner did.
The approach in the narrative is wrong. There is no missing 1.
The men paid 30
The bell hop got 5 to give back = 25
1 for each guy 25 +1 +1 +1 = 28
2 left for the bell hop. = 30
The phrasing in the narrative in this bit is wrong
"So, since the £27 the men paid (3 x £9 =£27) plus the £2 that he took for himself adds up to £29...What happened to the missing £1?"
It should be £27 minus £2 =25, not 27+2.