Another riddle to keep our minds spinning.

Three men went into a hotel to rent a room. The desk clerk said they had one upstairs and that it would be 30.00 so each man gave him a 10 dollar bill.

Later the hotel manager came in and the clerk told him that he rented the last room upstairs and got the 30.00 for it. The manager said that he overcharged and the room was only 25.00 so he told him to take 5.00 back up with apologies

The desk clerk got into the elevator with five one dollar bills. On the way up he wondered how he would split 5 dollars between three men. Finally he decided to give them each a dollar back and keep 2 dollars for a tip.

So.... How much did each man originally pay for the room? ans: 10 dollars

The clerk gave them each a dollar back so now how much did each man pay? ans: 9 dollars

Well if 9 times 3 is 27 and the clerks two dollars makes 29 dollars, where is the other dollar to make 30?