re: Riddle thread. Originals are best. He who gets it right provides the next

There’s $25 in the cash register, $2 in his pocket and $3 with the men ($1 with each)

There is no missing $1. The men actually paid $27, minus the $2 in his pocket, leaves the other $25 in the cash register. You see…you are adding the $2 to their $27, when you should be subtracting it, leaving what’s left in the register