The Cunning Thief 🕵️
Algebra
Level
2
- A thief walks into a shop and steals a $100 bill.
- 5 minutes later, the thief returns to the shop and buys an item valued at $70.
- The thief pays with the $100 bill that he had stolen.
- The shopkeeper takes the $100 bill and returns the thief $30.
How many dollars($) did the shopkeeper lose?
$130
$170
$100
$30
$70
$200
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1 solution
At the end of all this, the thief only leaves with the $70 item and $30. Therefore, the shopkeeper only lost $100.