Wee Brain teaser.....

[Pegasus928]

The way I see it is that shopkeeper 1 has lost
£50 to shopkeeper 2
£30 pair of shoes
£30 that he should have received for the shoes
£20 that he gave in cash as change

Total = £130

Now to go and lie down in a dark room for little while

 

[scotlass]

Do youse want the answer Yet !!! lol

 

[wickesy]

I've seen this before somewhere, was it in Professor Layton?

Yep, it was in the first one. You can see their version of it here:

http://professorlayton2walkthrough.blogspot.com/2008/11/puzzle020.html

 

[ukstitch]

My turn:

-30 (shoes)
+50 (note from customer) (+20 total)
-50 (note to shop 2) (-30 total)
+50 (note from shop 2) (+20 total)
-20 (change to customer) (0 total)
-50 (compensation to shop 2) (-50 total)

so - if you count the shoes then the shoe shop loses £50 (£30 shoes, £20 cash). If not then it's just the £20.

 

[BethEJo]

Yep, it was in the first one. You can see their version of it here:

http://professorlayton2walkthrough.blogspot.com/2008/11/puzzle020.html

That makes it really clear - thank you!

I can sleep easy now

 

[Chilly]

I was thinking about this last night in bed, glad i've got the answer now!

 

[LondonRoad]

Pedant mode, Does it really count as a £30 loss to the shopkeeper when he would paid much less for that pair of shoes. The true loss to the shop would be £20 plus the wholesale they'd pay to replace the lost shoes.

 

[wickesy]

Maybe the shopkeeper had insurance against theft so he didn't actually lose anything.

 

[Dimplenose]

Maybe the shopkeeper had insurance against theft so he didn't actually lose anything.