the answer is -$97 for sure.
2 ~9 ]- j& _9 R. D; h( a; oThink about it this way - d) I3 l4 f. ^' v8 l2 n. ^
1) if the 100 bucks is not a fake one, the store owner will gain $3 ($21-$18)
; a0 F7 L- T4 e* i6 V3 C7 `( [& D( ?2) Now, the owner discovered that the 100 bucks is fake. You can think this as a lost of $100. therefore the overall gain is $3-$100 = -$97 |