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THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE QUESTION IS CLEVERLY PHRASED TO CONCEAL WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. LET'S LOCATE ALL THAT MONEY. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS OUT THERE TO BE FOUND.THE WAY THAT THIS QUESTION IS TRICKY IS THAT IT COMBINES THAT TWO WAYS. THE FIRST WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE GUYS PAY ORIGINALLY? THE SECOND WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? SO IF IT IS THE FIRST WAY, THEN CLEARLY THE TOTAL WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR IS THE $30. SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT $30. THE MANAGER KEEPS $25, THE BELLBOY GETS $2 AND THE GUYS GET $3 BACK. THAT ADDS UP FINE. NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE SECOND WAY. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? WELL $27 DOLLARS, AND $25 OF IT WENT TO THE OWNER AND $2 TO THE BELLBOY. NOW, THAT ADDS UP TOO. THE PROBLEM WITH THE QUESTION IS THAT THE THE $2 THAT THE BELLBOY GETS ARE CONTAINED IN THE $27 THAT THEY END UP PAYING SO WE SHOULDN'T EXPECT THEM TO ADD TO ANYTHING MEANINGFUL THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE QUESTION IS CLEVERLY PHRASED TO CONCEAL WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. LET'S LOCATE ALL THAT MONEY. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS OUT THERE TO BE FOUND.THE WAY THAT THIS QUESTION IS TRICKY IS THAT IT COMBINES THAT TWO WAYS. THE FIRST WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE THREE MEN PAY ORIGINALLY? THE SECOND WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? SO IF IT IS THE FIRST WAY, THEN CLEARLY THE TOTAL WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR IS THE $15. SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT $15. THE CHEF GETS $10, THE WAITER GETS $2 AND THE GUYS GET $3 BACK. THAT ADDS UP FINE. NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE SECOND WAY. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? WELL $12, AND $10 OF IT WENT TO THE CHEF AND $2 TO THE WAITER. NOW, THAT ADDS UP TOO. THE PROBLEM WITH THE QUESTION IS THAT THE THE $2 THAT THE WAITER TOOK IS CONTAINED IN THE $12 THAT THEY END UP PAYING SO WE SHOULDN'T EXPECT THEM TO ADD TO ANYTHING MEANINGFUL THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE QUESTION IS CLEVERLY PHRASED TO CONCEAL WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. LET'S LOCATE ALL THAT MONEY. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS OUT THERE TO BE FOUND.THE WAY THAT THIS QUESTION IS TRICKY IS THAT IT COMBINES THAT TWO WAYS. THE FIRST WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID MOM AND DAD PAY ORIGINALLY? THE SECOND WAY IS THIS. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? SO IF IT IS THE FIRST WAY, THEN CLEARLY THE TOTAL WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR IS THE $100. SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT $100. THE SHIRT COSTS $97, THE BOY KEEPS $1 AND MOM AND DAD GET $1 BACK. THAT ADDS UP FINE. NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE SECOND WAY. HOW MUCH MONEY DID THEY END UP PAYING? WELL $98 DOLLARS, AND $97 OF IT WENT FOR THE SHIRT AND $1 TO THE BOY. NOW, THAT ADDS UP TOO. THE PROBLEM WITH THE QUESTION IS THAT THE THE $1 THAT THE BOY KEEPS IS CONTAINED IN THE $98 THAT THEY END UP PAYING SO WE SHOULDN'T EXPECT THEM TO ADD TO ANYTHING MEANINGFUL MIKE COOPER IS THE CULPRIT. WE CAN EXCLUDE MARTIN FROM OUR INVESTIGATIONS AS HE WAS THE VICTIM. TERRY SINGER POSSESSES AN ORANGE CAR. THE THIEF POSSESSES A BLUE CAR, THUS TERRY SINGER CANNOT BE THE CULPRIT. THE SUSPECT WHO OWNS A BLUE CAR WAS WEARING PURPLE SHOES. THE SUSPECT WHO WEIGHS 190 POUNDS WAS WEARING PURPLE SHOES. THE SUSPECT WHO WEIGHS 190 POUNDS IS NOT THE ONE WHO HAS BLACK HAIR. THEREFORE, ONE SUSPECT WAS WEARING PURPLE SHOES, POSSESSES A BLUE CAR, WEIGHS 190 POUNDS, AND IS NOT THE ONE WHO HAS BLACK HAIR. BUT JIM CONDON WAS WEARING BROWN SHOES, SYLVIAN BOGARD HAS BLACK HAIR, JONAH JAMESON WEIGHS 210 POUNDS, AND TERRY SINGER POSSESSES AN ORANGE CAR. THEREFORE, THE ONLY SUSPECT WHO COULD BE THIS SUSPECT IS MIKE COOPER. AS MIKE COOPER, OWNS A BLUE CAR AND THE THIEF OWNS A BLUE CAR, HE IS DEFINITELY THE THIEF