How to find 1 honest man out of 99 with $100 dollars?

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To find an honest villager in the scenario of being lost in a village of 99 people, the key is to strategically utilize the $1 questioning system. The approach involves asking a villager if another specific villager is honest. By selecting a villager and asking about a third villager, you can cross-reference responses. If the first villager is honest, they will truthfully identify the honesty of the third villager. If the first villager is a troublemaker, their answer may be unreliable, but this can be mitigated by asking multiple villagers about the same third villager. By continuing this process, it is possible to identify at least one honest villager with certainty. Once an honest villager is found, hiring them as a guide will cost $100, leaving you with $99, which is sufficient to return home. This method ensures that the questioning remains within the villagers' understanding and allows for the identification of an honest guide without running out of funds.
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While hiking through the mountains, you get lost and end up in a village, population 99. You only have $200 left. Everyone is greedy, so they won't do anything for free. The majority of the townsfolk are also honest, but some are troublemakers. You need to hire one of the honest citizens as your guide home, which will cost $100. But first you need to nd one that is honest. For $1, you can ask any villager if another villager is honest. If you ask an honest villager, they tell the truth. If you ask a troublemakers, they might say anything. (The villagers don't understand other kinds of questions.)
Come up with a way to nd an honest villager for sure, and with enough money left to get home.

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1. the villagers do NOT understand any other questions
2. the troublemakers may lie OR tell the truth
 
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1. the villagers do NOT understand any other questions
Then how would an honest villager know what you mean when you ask for a guide if they do not understand any other question except "Is he honest?"
 
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