got back $5=$25

room boy kept $2

25 +3 =$28

28+ 2=$30

The five dollars did not divide equally among the three men two of them would have gotten $2 and one $1. The room boy did not take a dollar from each men so each one did not pay nine dollars.

They were refunded with $ 3.

The actual expenditure was $27.

The expenses were:

Room rent $25

Tips grabbed by the room boy $ 2

Total $ 27

You tried to mislead us to add the $2 to the total expenses.

As long as you are able to write down your account and think logically, nobody can cheat you.

They each paid $10 and got $1 back meaning each one paid $9… now.. 9*3= $27 – $2 that the room-boy took

= $25 ( the cost of the room)

30-3 (given back)=27

27-2 (room boy)=25

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The roomboy kept 2 bux….