A coat room attendant checks coats for $3 each...(riddle!)?

[Princess Naima]

A coat room attendant checks coats for $3 each. At the end of the night, the attendant shows his boss that tickets numbered 200 through 250 were used, and turns in the $150 he collected. The attendant was promptly fired. Why?

(250-200=50x$3=$150)

Best Answer to first one who gets it right!

 

[Alex]

he took 3 bucks from each persons coat hes stupid to give it to his boss! i would keep it and geet an ipod

 

[scrubbag]

There was actually 51 tickets sold, so the attendant kept $3

 

[PUNNY POETRESS]

There were really 51 coats @ $3 each would be $153 -- hard to believe that he would be fired for $3 -- but, afterall, honesty is the best policy!

 

[Sally]

He was given a new ticket book- he kept the earnings from 001-199