A women came to bakery shop and buy a cake which Cost Price was ₹150 but the shopkeeper sell the cake to the women at ₹200. The women gave a ₹500 note to the shopkeeper but the shopkeeper doesn't have change so the shopkeeper ask his neighbour for ₹500 change and the neighbour gave him 5 notes of ₹100 and the shopkeeper give ₹500 note to his neighbour and return the women ₹300. After some time the neighbour came and say that the note of ₹500 was fake and he return it to the shopkeeper and take ₹500 from the shopkeeper. Hence how much loss did the shopkeeper get?

Let's break down the events step by step to calculate the shopkeeper's loss:

1. **Initial Situation**: The woman buys a cake costing ₹150 (Cost Price), and the shopkeeper sells it to her for ₹200 (Selling Price).

2. **Payment and Change**:
   - The woman gives ₹500 to the shopkeeper.
   - The shopkeeper doesn’t have change, so he goes to his neighbor to get ₹500 in change (5 notes of ₹100).
   - The shopkeeper then gives ₹300 as change to the woman (because the cake was ₹200, and she paid ₹500).

3. **Fake ₹500 Note**:
   - The neighbor later comes back and says the ₹500 note given to him by the shopkeeper was fake.
   - The shopkeeper returns ₹500 (real) to the neighbor.

### Now, let’s analyze the situation:

- The shopkeeper sold the cake for ₹200, but out of that ₹500 paid by the woman, ₹500 was fake, so he effectively got **nothing** for the cake.
- The shopkeeper gave ₹300 back to the woman as change.
- He also returned ₹500 real money to his neighbor.

### Loss Breakdown:

1. **The cake cost the shopkeeper ₹150**.
2. **He gave ₹300 as change to the woman**.
3. **He had to return ₹500 to his neighbor**.

Therefore, the total loss to the shopkeeper is:
\[
150 \, (\text{cost of the cake}) + 300 \, (\text{change given to the woman}) + 500 \, (\text{returned to the neighbor}) = 950
\]

Thus, the shopkeeper incurred a loss of **₹950**.

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### Related Questions:
1. How could the shopkeeper have avoided the loss?
2. What is the selling price and cost price difference in this scenario?
3. What would have been the shopkeeper’s profit if the ₹500 note was genuine?
4. How does fake currency impact businesses financially?
5. What steps can businesses take to identify counterfeit money?

**Tip**: Always verify large-denomination currency notes before accepting them to avoid losses from counterfeit money.

A woman came to a bakery shop and bought a cake which cost ₹150 but the shopkeeper sold the cake to her for ₹200. The woman gave a ₹500 note to the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper didn't have change, so he asked his neighbor for ₹500 change. The neighbor gave him 5 notes of ₹100. The shopkeeper gave the ₹500 note to his neighbor and returned ₹300 to the woman. Later, the neighbor said the ₹500 note was fake, so the shopkeeper gave him ₹500 real money back. How much loss did the shopkeeper incur?

Understand how to calculate the shopkeeper's loss when a ₹500 note turns out to be fake. This scenario covers basic arithmetic and profit-loss calculations, suitable for students in Grades 6-8. Step-by-step explanation provided.

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