A problem by Nikhil kaushik

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(This was asked in IAS exam!) 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 1000rs note saying "duplicate" and takes his money back. "How much LOSS did the shopkeeper face ?" Simple yet confusing n challenging.


The answer is 1000.

Nikhil Kaushik by Nikhil kaushik , 26, India

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Imran Ansari
Jul 24, 2014

Hey Nikhil its ur responsiblity to write answer also.

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Why 1000 is answer?? Rs 200 for those goods the lady purchased + Rs. 800 the shopkeeper gave to the lady. And Rs 1000 as well the shopkeeper has to give to the 2nd shopkeeper bcoz the 1000 Rs note was fake. Rs 200 he already have with him. So total loss = 1000+800 Am I wrong?

Aishwarya Richharia - 6 years, 10 months ago

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