SOLUTION: Your a shopkeeper...someone came into your store and stole $50 from you...that person then came back and bought $40 worth of merchandise...you gave them $10 back...how much money h

Question 974570: Your a shopkeeper...someone came into your store and stole $50 from you...that person then came back and bought $40 worth of merchandise...you gave them $10 back...how much money have you lost?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Split the situation into steps.

Stole $50. You lost 50 dollars.

Bought $40 of stuff, maybe with $50 bill. (No other reason you'd give back $10 unless some other special offer).
You are in balance only for this purchase.

You are still behind by $50.
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