Case Study 1
A supervisor of a supermarket had just turned off the lights in the store, when a man appeared and demanded money. The supervisor opened the cash register. The contents of the cash register was scooped up and taken, and the man sped away.
Define the problem.
The story seems simple enough. But look at it very carefully.
Are the following statements true or false?
- A man appeared after the owner had turned off his store lights.
- The robber was a man.
- While the cash register contained money, the story does not say how much.
- The police were called in to investigate.
- The man sped away with money taken from the cash register.