💵 A MAN STEALS $100… THEN SPENDS IT IN THE SAME STORE.

Here’s a simple-looking question that can seriously confuse your brain:

A man walks into a shop and secretly takes a $100 bill from the cash register.

He leaves with the money.

A little later, he comes back to the same store and uses that $100 bill to buy $70 worth of goods.

The cashier takes the $100 bill and gives him $30 in change.

Now comes the question:

### 🧠 HOW MUCH DID THE STORE ACTUALLY LOSE?

Is it $30?

Is it $70?

Is it $100?

Or could the answer be something completely different?

Take a moment and work it out yourself before reading the explanation.

The trick is that you have to follow **what actually leaves the store**, rather than counting the same $100 bill twice.

STEP 1 — THE THEFT

The man steals a $100 bill.

➡️ The store is immediately down $100.

STEP 2 — HE SPENDS THE STOLEN MONEY