Three people pay $30 ($10 each) for a hotel room. The clerk realizes it's only $25, so gives the bellhop $5 to return. The bellhop keeps $2 and gives each person $1 back. Now each paid $9 (totaling $27) plus the bellhop's $2 = $29. Where's the missing dollar?

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There's no missing dollar. The $27 paid includes the $25 room cost plus $2 the bellhop kept. Adding the bellhop's $2 again is incorrect accounting. Correct math: $25 (room) + $2 (bellhop) + $3 (returned) = $30.

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