If you get the answer right, I swear you
are a
super genius.
A lady bought goods worth ₦200 and paid the shopkeeper with a ₦1000 Note.
The Shopkeeper had no change on him
so he went to another Shopkeeper John his neighbour and collected ₦1000 change in ₦200
denominations, with which he settled the lady and she left. A little while later, John came back angrily after
he discovered the ₦1000 note he was
given by the shopkeeper was fake, and demanded A replacement. To avoid trouble, the shopkeeper had
To give John another ₦1000 and destroyed the
counterfeit which had no real value.
So Question for the genius...
How much has the Shopkeeper lost in total?

He has lost 1000 naira + 800 naira and a good worth 200 naira. Therefore, he has lost 1800 naira and a 200 worth of good

Lol, you are right!

rottennaija:
He has lost 1000 naira + 800 naira and goods worth 200 naira. Therefore, he has lost 1800 naira and 200 worth of goods

He lost only 1000 naira which was counterfeit. The 1000 naira which he lost represented 800 naira + 200 naira worth of goods. If you say he lost anything more than 1000 naira what happens if the money was not fake, its means he would have made more than 1000 naira for a transaction that involves 1000 naira (#800 change + #200 worth of goods). Only #1000 was lost.

aorseer:
He lost only 1000 naira which was counterfeit. The 1000 naira which he lost represented 800 naira + 200 naira worth of goods. If you say he lost anything more than 1000 naira what happens if the money was not fake, its means he would have made more than 1000 naira for a transaction that involves 1000 naira (#800 change + #200 worth of goods). Only #1000 was lost.

..so you are sayin he lost just 1k

aorseer:
He lost only 1000 naira which was counterfeit. The 1000 naira which he lost represented 800 naira + 200 naira worth of goods. If you say he lost anything more than 1000 naira what happens if the money was not fake, its means he would have made more than 1000 naira for a transaction that involves 1000 naira (#800 change + #200 worth of goods). Only #1000 was lost.

You have forgotten that he has also paid 1k to the other guy John. He we are talking about what has happened, paying for the fake money, 1k, giving a change of 800 naira, losing a good worth 200 naira, not what could have happened if the money was not fake

He lost #1000 + #200 worth of goods. That's #1200 in total

he destroyed 1000 he gave 800 change an a goods of 200 = 2000 all for a fake 1000 DAT has been destroyed
========2000

this question has really caused a lot of stir in a group I belong to. the answer is simply 1k