Math, asked by ramanuj, 1 year ago

Sir please give me its ans....
A very simple but confusing puzzle.
A lady buys goods worth rs.200 from a shop.(shopkeeper selling the goods with zero profit). The lady gives him 1000 rs note. The shopkeeper gets the change from the next shop and keeps 200 for himself and returns rs.800 to d lady. Later the shopkeeper of the next shop comes with the 1000 Rs note saying "duplicate" and takes his money back. How much LOSS did the shopkeeper face??

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Answered by prakriti27
0
loss is just 1000 Rs that was shopkeeper's cost price.

SohamRoy123: no he also had to pay 800 to the next shopkeeper for the lady's false note
prakriti27: alright...
SohamRoy123: thx for the edit
prakriti27: haha welcome
Answered by SohamRoy123
1
CP=₹200    SP=₹200
Therefore, no loss in the transaction.
However, he had to pay the next shopkeeper ₹1000 for the lady's duplicate note.
Therefore, he incurred a loss of ₹1000
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