the answer is -$97 for sure.
1 U. `% ?% l8 q; x* f. b: Z i: |Think about it this way
5 u4 \8 U9 |4 m9 a) i6 c n1) if the 100 bucks is not a fake one, the store owner will gain $3 ($21-$18)
' W% r" G1 O% `' w! b, y0 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2) 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 |