Problem #29 EASY
The Vanishing Dollar
Adobe Apple Lateral Thinking Logic
Problem Statement
Three colleagues split the cost of a group lunch. They hand over $30 total — $10 each. The cashier later realizes the meal was only $25 and asks a staff member to return the $5 change. The staff member, feeling mischievous, slips $2 into their pocket and hands the remaining $3 back — $1 to each colleague. Now each colleague paid $9 (since they got $1 back). Three times nine is $27. The staff member kept $2. That is only $29. Where did the extra dollar go?
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