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)
just to reiterate, the thief is never giving you any real money. its his fake $100 BILL (like one bill unless im reading something wrong)
because it doesnt make sense for the thief to be paying you in 10 $10's when the item is only $10
the only thing that literally makes no sense is
"(which means 10 x 10 = 100 x3 )" i don't even know where this x3 is coming from LOL
deletedover 8 years
Broken down
+100 (exchanged bills with 2nd shop) -90 (change given to buyer)
10 cash leftover (sitting in a cash register)
-100 (reimbursed to the second shop owner)
Total loss: $ -90 a newsletter (no cost given)
deletedover 8 years
When he goes to exchange the 100 dollar bill for 10 ten dollar bills, you're forgetting that it is the thieves money he is exchanging, not his own. So deduct 100 dollars from your total amount of money lost.
deletedover 8 years
Since this is a riddle, I'd assume the 10 dollars from the newspaper is included in the total amount of money lost, because if it wasn't, the riddle would be slightly easier to solve.
the thief went to go buy something for $10, but he used his fake $100 so he would get change back
the shop owner didn't have change to break the 100 so he took that 100$ bill and went to some other shop and exchanged that 100 for 10 10$. the shop owner is reimbursing the cafe owner at this point because he was the one that initiated a trade, so its on him really (i mean the shop owner couldve argued the cafe owner was lying though)
when the shop owner returns with the 10 real 10$, he gives the thief $90 back because the thief paid 100 originally
so he loses 100$ to the cafe shop (because the cafe shop just broke the $100 bill for him) and he has to pay him back in full
he loses another $90 to the thief, because he has to pay the thief back in the change from the 100 the thief paid with
then he loses whatever you say the newsletter is worth, so lets say its actually worth 10 even though its obviously not
Kaneki how old are you? I want to take you under my wing, reform you, and teach you how to troll Epic Mafia. You make good threads and I see that you have potential, young lad.
I mean, the shop owner lost $90+a newspaper if what I think is happening is happening. The cafe owner should've at least given the shop owner the fake bill tho lmao.
deletedover 8 years
Braixen is correct, the shop owner lost 100 dollars.
He is given a fake 100 dollars, and has no change for it so he goes to the cafe to receive a real 100 dollars. He hands 90 dollars to the thief and keeps 10.
At this point, he is at a 10 dollar profit.
The cafe owner demands 100 dollars back. He gives it back to him.
He is now at a 90 dollar deficit.
He loses the newsletter to the thief which is worth 10 dollars.
but the shop owner didnt have 90 in change... and the theif got 10 10s
deletedover 8 years
the thief payed 100 dollars for a 10 dollar newspaper, 90 was his change.
the shop owner is reimbursing the cafe owner because a) the cafe owner also has nothing to do with the fake interaction and shouldn't lose 100 dollars over it and b) it contributes to the riddle
"then the shop owner gave the thief the rest of his money which are 90 $" I don't get it I thought the thief wanted the newspaper why would the shop owner give the thief money, isn't the thief giving the shop owner $10?
deletedover 8 years
the shop owner lost his dignity
deletedover 8 years
go to grammerany yo nazis
deletedover 8 years
your english is breaking my brain enough
deletedover 8 years
remember the money he got from the cafe is not fake it's real :)
deletedover 8 years
you were close. trick to this is to imagine a cash register. what's he holding after each trade
deletedover 8 years
schools teach you not to write run-on sentences btw
deletedover 8 years
The shop owner lost $100
He receives $100 fake money, and trades it in for real money. Out of the newfound money, he loses: $90 because he gave change.
However, he keeps $10 from the cafe owner because that's the price of the newsletter.
Now, the shop owner has to give the cafe owner $100 because the original bill was fake, and since he kept $10 real dollars from the cafe owner, he gives that back, plus a $90 more.
In the end, he gave the cafe owner $90 of his own money. Money lost so far: $90.
Since the shop owner doesn't make any profit from the sale, he loses another $10 because a newsletter is $10. Money lost in the end: $90 + $10 = $100
deletedover 8 years
Oh, I got confused. Its $90 plus the newsletter which is $10.
