the answer is -$97 for sure.
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1) if the 100 bucks is not a fake one, the store owner will gain $3 ($21-$18)5.39.217.777 B- n$ K4 u& }# W# _$ 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 |