Play & tools · No. 7

Where did the $1 go?

Riddle time
Where did the $1 go?
1
3 friends rent a room for $30, $10 each.
2
Manager: the room is only $25.
3
The waiter is sent to return $5.
4
Each gets $1 back. Waiter keeps $2.
Each friend paid $9
9 × 3 = 27
Plus the waiter’s $2
27 + 2 = 29
So where is the missing $1?
THE ANSWER · LOCKED
SCREENSHOT & COPY ME
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Decrypt it at wishyou.today/a-secret
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Password: the number of friends, in words, lowercase.
wish
you
.today
Your guess in the comments. No spoilers!

Three friends, a $30 room and a dollar that seems to vanish. The answer is locked: copy it, then unlock it at a-secret. Password hint: the number of friends, in words, lowercase.

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