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Solve this riddle if u dare c:

deletedover 8 years

This riddle became so popular in my country later so I'm gonna tell u it and let u try to solve it xD Here we go

A money thief had a fake 100 $ he went to a shop and bought from it's owner a newsletter that costs 10$ as he gave the fake 100$ to the shop owner the shop owner didn't have 90$ he had only solid money so he went to a cafe and gave it's owner the fake 100$ solid and took ten 10$(which means 10 x 10 = 100 x3 ) then the shop owner gave the thief the rest of his money which are 90 $ then after a while the cafe owner came to shop owner and told that 100$ he gave to him is fake so the shop owner gave him another 100$

How much did the shop owner lose?

(I shall answer it after a while xD) if you are confused write in the comments and I will answer (i'm not that good at writing in meaning xD)

deletedover 8 years
Sonrio nails it at 13 years of age
Sonrio
over 8 years
Guys we're 6 pages in and the answer is still $90
deletedover 8 years
Shrub is right guys. He's 17 years old

Shrub you're in econ I take it
Shrub
over 8 years

Landon says

Shrub. You have something you make 10 dollars on. You can't sell that and make 10 dollars on it. How much money are you missing out on? Tell me it's not 10 and you're banned.


If someone walks into your shop and takes a computer that you bought for $500 but could sell for $1000, you lost the $500 you spent on it, not the potential profit you could make.
deletedover 8 years
ok it might be 90 and the paper but i stand with my OG answer
deletedover 8 years
Shrub. You have something you make 10 dollars on. You can't sell that and make 10 dollars on it. How much money are you missing out on? Tell me it's not 10 and you're banned.
deletedover 8 years

Landon says

Negging you because I don't like you, Shrub. I agree with your answer.


Do you agree that -90 dollars is equal to -90 dollars? Now we're getting close
Shrub
over 8 years

Dyl says

The riddle clearly says it was bought for 10 dollars. That makes the answer 100. Stop overthinking it.


the selling price was $10, but that's not how much the dude loses.
deletedover 8 years
The riddle clearly says it was bought for 10 dollars. That makes the answer 100. Stop overthinking it.
deletedover 8 years
Negging you because I don't like you, Shrub. I agree with your answer.
Shrub
over 8 years
In the buisiness world you would never refer to something by its selling price as accounting policy is conservative. So it's $90 + whatever the cost the dude bought the newspaper from supplier for. Arcbell well logical, your probability thing is incorrect because buisiness are almost always conservative
deletedover 8 years
There's no debate at all. It's $-90
JeffreyAaron
over 8 years
The real debate is whether it's 190-200 or 90-100. Everyone in both categories can agree it's 90 or 190 + newsletter value.
JeffreyAaron
over 8 years

EtherealFan says

So did Jeff just sneak his way from being wrong, at $100, to agreeing with me at $90, only Jeff is right and not me? That was quite a play


[7/29/16, 5:28:34 PM] Jeff: like i can agree to it being “90$ and whatever the magazine is worth”
[7/29/16, 5:28:36 PM] Robert: that supplier does not charge the same amount he sells it for
[7/29/16, 5:28:41 PM] Jeff: can we agree to that
[7/29/16, 5:28:45 PM] Robert: yes
[7/29/16, 5:28:46 PM] Robert: jeff
[7/29/16, 5:28:56 PM] Jeff: because now we are just debating what the magazine is worth
[7/29/16, 5:29:00 PM] Robert: yes
[7/29/16, 5:29:01 PM] Robert: exactly
Sonrio
over 8 years
Btw he lost $90
Sonrio
over 8 years
I can't believe you guys posted 5 pages of discussion on a 12 year old's thread
deletedover 8 years
When this riddle was made, the person who made it did not say "the answer is 90 dollars and however much money the newspaper is." That would be a stupid answer.

The answer is 100.
deletedover 8 years
So did Jeff just sneak his way from being wrong, at $100, to agreeing with me at $90, only Jeff is right and not me? That was quite a play
deletedover 8 years

Boo says

i cant tell if im being trolled rn

jeff is right...its $90 + cost of newspaper lol


This is literally my solution. Jeff even upvoted it ahhahahah
deletedover 8 years
So whats your pick? I didnt ask about Arcbells.

I know he's wiping his own a'ss with $90 in currency
JeffreyAaron
over 8 years
Bigpock, Pereking thinks the answer is 100. You are quoting him as if he agrees with your answer.

[7/29/16, 5:26:26 PM] Pereking: if the newspaper had different value to the thief and store owner it wouldve been said in the riddle which it wasn't
[7/29/16, 5:26:31 PM] Pereking: the answer is 100
deletedover 8 years
i cant tell if im being trolled rn

jeff is right...its $90 + cost of newspaper lol
JeffreyAaron
over 8 years

EtherealFan says

$90 / $100 / $190 / $200. Gotta pick one Jeff


Arcbell literally agreed with the answer I gave and he's the one whose a*s you are wiping.
deletedover 8 years

pereking says

do people actually not understand the cafe owner gave him 100 real dollars

pereking
over 8 years
do people actually not understand the cafe owner gave him 100 real dollars