**STEP 3 — THE STORE GIVES HIM HIS PURCHASE**
The man receives:
🛍️ **$70 worth of goods**
💵 **$30 in change**
Together, those are worth:
**$70 + $30 = $100**
And that’s the amount the store ultimately loses.
The easiest way to see it is to ignore the movement of the stolen $100 bill and ask one simple question:
**What did the man walk away with that belonged to the store?**
He left with **$70 worth of merchandise and $30 in cash.**
That’s a total loss of:
## 💵 **$100**
The confusing part is that the $100 bill appears in the story twice.
First, it is stolen from the store.
Then, it comes back to the store as payment.
But the store doesn’t get to keep that $100 **and** keep the merchandise and change.
The stolen bill simply makes its way back to the cash register before the store gives away $100 worth of value.
🧩 **So, did you get $100 on your first try?**
Or did you fall into the $30 / $70 trap?
👇 **Comment your answer before reading the explanation and see how many people get this one right!**
