Any tips for getting jobs @ the UN?

[Kerlo]

Azxster got it right. They paid 30$ and had 3$ returned to them. So it cost them 27$ total.

The room cost 25$ and the attendant kept 2$.

Done.

[ZenOps]

The answer is its a matter of perspective, and there are three values you must come up with, $25, $27 and $28.

If you take the perspective of the three men, they paid $27.

If you take the perspective of the attendant, they paid $28.

If you take the perspective of the owner, they paid $25.

The most correct answer if you only had had picked one instead of all three, would have been the attendant $28, because he is the only one who is *not in the dark* about any of the transactions, hes is the most qualified to know exactly how much the men paid. A rare few people will take the side of the owner, who knows no better than the men paying $25 for the room.

This logic will be extremely handy in negotiations between multiple parties who may or may not know what is going on all of the time...

[blizzah]

Hehe, that's a good question.

Never thought of teh owners side before, as 5$ IS the price they paid and teh question asks.

How much did they pay for the room?