Question

Crack it if u can (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 ?

This was a question asked by Param and meritnation expert Priyanaka Kedia answered it Rs 2000but if we think in another way thatthe shopkeeper gives Rs 800 to a lady and a Rs 200 products for free to that lady and take Rs 100 from another shopkeeper then return the same amount to shokeeper then the total loss will be Rs1000Therefore rs 1000 be the answer

Answer 1

$$\begin{gathered} \text{Yes, you are right.} \\ \text{You can think like that also, The shopkeeper was not aware about dublicate note. So, he gave Rs 2000}\left(Rs1000\text{real\hspace{0.17em}Rs}1000\text{duplicate}\right) \\ \text{to the next shopkeeper}. \\ \text{And in return he get Rs}2000\left(\text{change of}\text{Rs}1000\text{real\hspace{0.17em} and}\text{Rs}1000\text{duplicate}\right)\text{from the shopkeeper. So, his total loss will be,} \\ \text{Rs}200\left(\text{goods}\right)+\text{Rs}800\left(\text{cash}\right)=\mathit{R}\mathit{s}\mathbf{}\mathbf{1000}\mathbf{}\left(\mathbf{total}\mathbf{}\mathbf{losss}\right) \end{gathered}$$