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Vijeet Deliwala loves solving puzzles at PuzzleFry.com. I am proud PuzzleFry member and like my time invested in solving brain teasers.
  • The answer is 31$ and 63 cents

    Method : Lets assume Cent = z and $ = 100z    , no. of dollars =x and no.of cents = y

    So,Initially he had 100zx + zy

    Now after cashier’s mistake it becomes 100zy + zx

    After spending 5 cents it becomes double

    So now equation is 100zy + zx -5z = 200zx + 2zy

    or      199x = 98y -5

    Now,value of y cannot be greater than 100 (otherwise it becomes $)

    so plotting values of y for 1 to 100,we get only 1 integer value for x  i.e. 31 for y = 63

    Hence the answer 31$ and 63 cents

    Enjoy!

    This answer accepted by SherlockHolmes. on 30th November 2015 Earned 20 points.

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