Friday, April 24, 2026

THREE NORWEGIANS

 

       Three Norwegians went to Decorah to attend a Sons of Norway convention.  The hotel clerk charged them $30, or $10 apiece.  After the bell boy showed the Norwegians to their room, the clerk discovered he had overcharged them for the use of one room.  It should have been $25 all together.  So he handed the bell boy $5 and told him to refund the money to the Norwegians.  On the way, the bell boy figured it would be difficult to divide $5 three ways, so he gave each Norwegian $1 and pocketed the remaining $2 himself.
       So, the question is, if each Norwegian got back $1, making their total outlay $9 each, and 3 times 9 is $27; and the bell boy kept $2, making a total of $29 . . . WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER DOLLAR?
 
  

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