Three Monkeys - Due Nov 26th by the end of the school day.
This is one of my all time favorites. All that is required is some careful reading, a little thinking and simple math will solve this problem.
Three monkeys walk into a motel on the Planet of the Apes and ask for a room. The desk clerk says a room costs 30 bananas, so each monkey pays 10 bananas towards the cost.
Later, the clerk realizes he made a mistake, that the room should have been 25 bananas. He calls the bellboy over and asks him to refund the other 5 bananas to the 3 monkeys. The bellboy, not wanting to make a mess dividing the 5 bananas three ways, decides to lie about the price, refunding each monkey 1 banana, keeping the other 2 bananas for himself. Ultimately each monkey paid 9 bananas towards the room and the bellboy got 2 bananas, for a total of 29 bananas. But the original charge was 30 bananas.
Where did the extra 1 banana go?
There is no missing banana because 25 bananas go to the room each monkey got 1 banana which equals 28 and the boy got 2 bananas equaling out to 30 bananas.
ReplyDeletethere's no missing banana, because 25 bananas go the motel and 2 to the boy, because the 27 bananas are divided, the "missing banana" is a faulty reasoning in the puzzle's setup.
ReplyDeletethey did not pay a total of 29 bannans they paided 28 bannas and the bellboy has the other 2 making 30 bannas in total
ReplyDeleteM.S 6
ReplyDeleteThis riddle really is meant to mess with your head. $30 is the actual sum of the money that the three monkeys paid, not 29. Including the money the clerk has $25 the sum would be a smaller amount the monkeys could have paid $9 × 3 monkeys = $27. Plus the additional money that the clerk would not have needed (the 5 dollars) the monkey would have paid that smaller amount $27 paid - $25 = $2 The $27 already includes the bellhop's tip. So the three monkeys' paid for their room, already including the bellhop's tip, is $27. Each of the 3 monkeys has $1 in their pocket, totaling to $3. So adding $3 to $27 you get the sum of $30.
Y.F Period 1 They paid 30 and they were supposed to get 5 back and that's the 10 original banana and they got each 3 and it would be 27 and he kept 2 to himself which would be 29 and they got 1/3 ,1/3,and 1/3. Which equals 1 and the other banana went to the bellboy.
ReplyDeletethere was 3 monkey and they were suppose to get 5 bananas back because they paid 30 but they were only suppose to pay 25
ReplyDeleteeach monkeys were suppose to pay 8.3 which is 25 divided 3
and 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3
equals 3/3 which is = 1 so the extra banana went to the bell boy
AA period:3
ReplyDeleteInitial payment: The three monkeys pay 30 bananas in total 10 bananas each. The desk clerk realizes the price should have been 25 bananas, so there are 5 bananas to be refunded. The bellboy refunds 1 banana to each monkey, keeping 2 bananas for himself. Each monkey ends up paying 9 bananas (10 - 1 banana refunded). So, the total money paid by the monkeys is:
3 × 9 = 27
Out of the 27 bananas, 25 bananas go to the motel for the room charge, and the remaining 2 bananas are kept by the bellboy. Because of this there is no extra banana. The 27 bananas account for: 25 bananas for the room, 2 bananas for the bellboy.
In conclusion: The confusion comes from trying to add the bellboy's 2 bananas to the 27. Instead, the 27 includes the 2 bananas the bellboy kept. There should be missing banana. :)
H.K Per3 The desk clerk kept a dollar
ReplyDeleteThe desk clerk kept a dollar or its simply tax MC Per 3
ReplyDeletethere is no extra banana because each monkey paid 9$ towards the room meaning when the bell boy gave back the money he didn't have any leftover N.D p3
ReplyDeleteAK PER 3 there is no extra banana. there is no extra banana because the monkeys paid there 10 bananas each but when they make the mistake they gave them back 1 each which means they really paid 9. so the bus boy keeps 2 because he didn't want to do the math between dividing it between 3 people.
ReplyDeletethere's no bananas left because he kept two
ReplyDeleteNov 25 JF P1
ReplyDelete30=Room
-1(guest 1 goes into pocket)
-1(guest 2 goes into pocket)
-1(guest 3 goes into pocket)
=27 bananas
-2(bellyboy kept)
=25 bananas left over(equals the room cost)
So there is no extra banana because the belly boy kept 2 bananas. Each monkey(3) gets 1 dollar back. For a total of 5 bananas that should be refunded. We add those 5 bananas that came from the belly boy, and the monkey to the total cost of the room(25 bananas). Which gives us thirty bananas. When they throw in that they paid 9 bananas each monkey, plus the two of the belly boy, you get 29. Which give us remainder of 1 banana.
You are more than welcome to work together however, you need to put your answer in your own words.
DeleteJD - per 1- 11/25/2024. 30=Room
ReplyDelete-1(guest 1 goes into pocket)
-1(guest 2 goes into pocket)
-1(guest 3 goes into pocket)
=27 bananas
-2(bellyboy kept)
=25 bananas left over(equals the room cost)
So there is no extra banana because the belly boy kept 2 bananas. Each monkey(3) gets 1 dollar back. For a total of 5 bananas that should be refunded. We add those 5 bananas that came from the belly boy, and the monkey to the total cost of the room(25 bananas). Which gives us thirty bananas. When they throw in that they paid 9 bananas each monkey, plus the two of the belly boy, you get 29. Which give us remainder of 1 banana.
J.S. P6
ReplyDelete30=Room
-1(guest 1 goes into pocket)
-1(guest 2 goes into pocket)
-1(guest 3 goes into pocket)
=27 bananas
-2(bellyboy kept)
=25 bananas left over(equals the room cost)
So there is no extra banana because the belly boy kept 2 bananas. Each monkey(3) gets 1 dollar back. For a total of 5 bananas that should be refunded. We add those 5 bananas that came from the belly boy, and the monkey to the total cost of the room(25 bananas). Which gives us thirty bananas. When they throw in that they paid 9 bananas each monkey, plus the two of the belly boy, you get 29. Which gives us the remainder of 1 banana.
You are more than welcome to work together however, you need to put your answer in your own words.
Delete$27-$2=$25.
ReplyDeleteAPC P3
There is no missing banana. The riddle tricks you by adding the bellboy's 2 bananas to the 27 bananas the monkeys paid, which makes it look like something is missing.
ReplyDeleteLM
ReplyDeleteThere is no extra 1 banana because if the bellboy gave back 3 bananas from the 30 bananas and kept 2 for himself then the total number of bananas is 30.
3 + 2 = 5
30 - 5 = 25
30 - 3 = 27
The 2 bananas that the bellboy kept are already included in the 27 bananas.
But if we were to take those 3 bananas back from the 3 monkeys then it would be
27 + 3 = 30
Therefore, the monkeys have 3 bananas and the bellboy has 27 which totals 30.
JG 11/26 P1
ReplyDelete30=Room
-1(guest 1 goes into pocket)
-1(guest 2 goes into pocket)
-1(guest 3 goes into pocket)
=27 bananas
-2(bellyboy kept)
=25 bananas left over(equals the room cost)
So there is no extra banana because the belly boy kept 2 bananas. Each monkey(3) gets 1 dollar back. For a total of 5 bananas that should be refunded. We add those 5 bananas that came from the belly boy, and the monkey to the total cost of the room(25 bananas). Which gives us thirty bananas. When they throw in that they paid 9 bananas each monkey, plus the two of the belly boy, you get 29. Which give us remainder of 1 banana.
You are more than welcome to work together however, you need to put your answer in your own words.
DeleteR.B there is no missing dollar
ReplyDeleteMR. There is no extra banana
ReplyDeleteJM, The extra 1 banana is a result of the incorrect logic in the riddle. The bellboy took 2 and was left with 27, because they paid 29.
ReplyDeleteA.M
ReplyDeletePeriod:1
Dec 12,2024
There are zero bananas left.
JB p6 25 bananas went to the motel for the room but the monkeys paid 30
ReplyDelete2 bananas went to the bellboy that he kept out of 5 cs he gave 1 to each monkey
That adds up to 25 + 2 = 27 bananas.
bellboy's 2 bananas to the 27 bananas which makes it seem like there’s a missing banana. But really, the 27 bananas already include the bellboy's 2 bananas.
27+3=30
So, there’s no missing banana! Everything adds up just fine 30 bananas total.