How much is the loss?

[x720]

Total Loss = Rs 2000(200 for goods + 800 the amount he returned + 1000 for other shop keeper)

-1000 given by other shopkeeper!

 

[mhsabir]

lol.. I am feeling like the 12 Angry Men/Ek Ruka Hua Faisla being played out...

 

[manu1991]

Its a trick question, its asking about the shopkeeper next door. Answer is 0.

 

[x720]

Its a trick question, its asking about the shopkeeper next door. Answer is 0.

You, sir, may now proceed to the next stage! leasantry:

 

[Sushubh]

[color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:'Droid Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]Later the shopkeepr of the next shop comes with the 1000rs note saying "[/color][font="'Droid Sans'"]duplicate[/font][color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:'Droid Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]" and takes his [/color][font="'Droid Sans'"]money back[/font][color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:'Droid Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]. [/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:'Droid Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]How much LOSS did the shopkeepr [/color][font="'Droid Sans'"]face[/font][color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:'Droid Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]????? [/color]

It would depend upon how you read the last line. The language is not very targeted here.

 

[mhsabir]

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

Now from Math, we need to move on to English.
Ignoring the spelling mistakes. The paragraph starts with referencing the original shopkeeper as "the shopkeeper" and the other one as "shopkeeper of the next shop". So going by common literary usage, the way to refer the next door guy would always be "shopkeeper of the next shop", and unless its explicitly mentioned that "the shopkeeper" henceforth refers to the "shopkeeper from the next shop", "the shopkeeper" would invariably mean the original shopkeeper.

 

[Navjot Singh]

I am dead sure that the next door shopkeeper applied for IAS with the Rs 1000 he got back. leasantry:

 

[Sushubh]

I am sure the lady in this case deserves to become the politician who would rule over any IAS who managed to answer this question correctly.

 

[x720]

We need more threads like this one! Sigh...

 

[Navjot Singh]

What is this thread doing in Humor section? :O