While walking in a park, one morning, I found a Hundred Rupee note on one of the park benches. I picked it up, noted the number and took it home.

In the afternoon the plumber called on me to collect his bill. As I had no other moey at home, I settled his account with the Hundred Rupee note that I had found.

Later I came to know that the plumber paid the note to his milkman to settle his monthly account , who paid it to his tailor for the garments he had made.

The tailor in turn used the money to buy an old sewing machine, from a woman who lives in my neighbourhood. This woman incidentally, had borrowed Hundred Rupees from me sometime back to buy some household appliance. She, remembering that she owed me a Hundred Rupees, came and paid the debt.

I recognized the note as the one that I had found on the park bench, and on careful examination, I discovered that the note was counterfeit.

How much was lost in the whole transaction and by whom ?

I am a new-comer, I just joined today, but here goes. Really the problem has no answer because I am sure that all of the various articles purchased did not cost exactly 100 Rupees. In fact, if each individual got change when he bought a good or service, he actually made money. but then he lost when he accepted the note in payment for his service or good. so the answer would depend on how each person viewed both of his transactions, then the totals of each person would be the overall loss or gain.

Posted by Steven on 2003-04-12 19:46:06