Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The First Problem

Hi, everybody!

THE PROBLEM:
A salesman sells caps. One cap costs $20. A buyer agreed to purchase it, but he had only banknote $50. The salesman sent a boy with that banknote $50 to the neighbour to change. The boy came and gave $20+$20+$10. The salesman gave a cap and $30’ change. Not long after the neighbour came and told that $50 was bad money, demanded his money back. The salesman climbed in a cashdesk and returned him $50.

What loss was suffered by a salesman?

Try to answer.

1 comment:

Umbros said...

1) Cash-wise he's down 30$ and he's also down a cap.

2) If we count the cap as a loss he's down $50 total.

So, he's down $50 total.