At first glance, this shopping puzzle seems incredibly simple.
But thousands of people can look at the same numbers and arrive at completely different answers.
Imagine you’re running a small neighborhood shop.
One afternoon, a customer quietly takes a $100 bill from your cash register without your knowledge.
A little later, the same customer returns and begins shopping as though nothing happened.
They select merchandise priced at $70 and approach the counter to pay.
Here’s where things get interesting.
The customer hands you the exact same $100 bill that was taken from your register.
You accept the payment, place the bill back in the drawer, and give the customer $30 in change.
The customer then walks away with the merchandise and the change.
Only afterward do you discover what happened.
Now comes the question that has people arguing over the answer: How much money did the shopkeeper actually lose?
Is it $100, $130, $170, or $200?
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