Originally posted by TeggerLS
You have to do the math.
They room was $25/3=$8.33. The bell boy stole $2 so now the room is $27. Each is given back $1. So they paid $9 each, but it's really $9.33, because each of them was suppose to get $1.66 back
10 - 1.66 = 8.33
They originally paid 10 each:
10 X 3 = 30
They got 1 back each
30 - 3 = 27
27/3 = 9, it's that simple.
And if you're trying to calculate what the bellboy too, you
subtract it from the 27, so it's:
27 - 2 = 25
25/3 = 8.33