There were three men who wanted to stay in a hotel. The cost for one night was $30. Therefore, each man was to pay $10. They go to the man at the desk and pay. Afterwards, they head up to their room. They discover a cramped and grimy room. The three of them head downstairs and complain. The desk clerk compromises with them and decides to give them $5 back. He hands it to the bellboy and the bellboy walks upstairs. During his way up, he realized he couldn’t split $5 amongst three people. He pockets $2 and gives each of the men $1. If they each got $1 back, then they each paid $9 for the room right? 3*9=27 and 27+2 (the money that the bellboy had)=29 what happened to the other dollar?

Some other little trick problems:

1. Can a man in California legally married to his widow’s sister?
2. A butcher in a butcher’s shop is 5′10” tall. What does he weigh?
3. If you only have one match and enter a cold and dark room with an oil lamp, an oil heater, and a candle, what would you light first?
4. A hole is three feet deep, ten feet wide, and five feet long, how much dirt is in the hole?