Hotel Bill Payment

Three people check into a hotel. They pay $60 for the rent of the room. After they check-in, the manager realize that the rent for the room is $55. So, he gives $5 to the bellboy and asks him to give it to them. The bellboy thinks that it will be difficult for the three people to share $5 among them and seeking the personal benefit, he pockets $2 and gives the remaining $3 to them.

Now, each person paid $20 and got back $1. In this manner, each of them paid just $19 which totals to the amount of $57. The bellboy has $2 with him and adding them, we get $59. So where is the remaining $1?




Similar Riddles

I welcome the day with a show of light, I stealthily came here in the night. I bathe the earthy stuff at dawn, But by noon, alas! I'm gone.

Asked by Neha on 21 Aug 2025


You can see it everyday, But cannot touch it at will. What is it?

Asked by Neha on 17 May 2021

What is next number in the pattern below:

131 517 192 123 ?

Asked by Neha on 31 Dec 2023


Akbar summoned Birbal out of anger.
He told him that he will have to face death.
He asked him to make a statement and if the statement is true he will be buried alive and if the statement is false, he will be thrown at lions.
After hearing Birbal’s statement, Akbar could do nothing but smile.
He gave him 5 gold bars and let him go.

What did Birbal say?

Asked by Neha on 17 May 2021

There are three Athletes (John, Tarun and Harish) and their individual Coaches (Jacob, Meenaxi and Priyanka) standing on the shore.
No Coach trusts their Athlete to be near any other Coach unless they are also with them.
There is a boat that can hold a maximum of two persons.
How can the six people get across the river?

Asked by Neha on 05 Feb 2025

Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?

Asked by Neha on 01 Mar 2022


The peacock is a bird that does not lay eggs. How do they get baby peacocks?

Asked by Neha on 09 Dec 2023

If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

Asked by Neha on 07 Oct 2021

If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 07 Mar 2025


A bomb exploded in a room full of married couples and no one died. How?

Asked by Neha on 10 May 2025

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Crossword puzzles

In the 1920s, people feared that crossword puzzles would contribute to illiteracy.