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The Shoe Salesman ~
A customer in a Shoe Store bought a pair of shoes that were on sale for $15.00.
He gave the salesman a $20.00 bill.
Since he did not have change, the Salesman went to an adjoining store and
asked the lady in charge to give him change.
She obligingly gave him a $10.00 bill and two $5.00 bills.
The Shoe Man then returned and gave the customer his shoes and $5.00 change.
The customer left.
Up to this point the story is very ordinary, but here is where, " The Plot Thickens."
After the customer left, the lady who gave the Salesman the change came into
the store and told him that the $20.00 bill was a counterfeit.
He looked at the bill, agreed that it was indeed worthless, and immediately
repaid her with a good $20.00 bill.
That night, as he was closing the store, The Shoe Man began thinking about
what he had lost in this series of transactions.
What Did He Lose ?
A customer in a Shoe Store bought a pair of shoes that were on sale for $15.00.
He gave the salesman a $20.00 bill.
Since he did not have change, the Salesman went to an adjoining store and
asked the lady in charge to give him change.
She obligingly gave him a $10.00 bill and two $5.00 bills.
The Shoe Man then returned and gave the customer his shoes and $5.00 change.
The customer left.
Up to this point the story is very ordinary, but here is where, " The Plot Thickens."
After the customer left, the lady who gave the Salesman the change came into
the store and told him that the $20.00 bill was a counterfeit.
He looked at the bill, agreed that it was indeed worthless, and immediately
repaid her with a good $20.00 bill.
That night, as he was closing the store, The Shoe Man began thinking about
what he had lost in this series of transactions.
What Did He Lose ?
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The lady next door broke even.
She gave $20.00 to the Salesman, but he in turn gave her a good $20.00 bill.
Therefore, her role in the problem can be eliminated because she and the
Shoe Man merely exchanged $20.00 in cash.
The man who bought the Shoes came in with nothing except a worthless
$20.00 bill.
He walked out of the store with the $15.00 shoes and $5.00 change.
So his "Gain" was the $15.00 shoes and the $5.00 bill.
What the customer gained was what the Shoe Man lost.
Since the customer gained the Shoes plus $5.00, the Shoe Man in turn lost
the Shoes plus $5.00.
The lady next door broke even.
She gave $20.00 to the Salesman, but he in turn gave her a good $20.00 bill.
Therefore, her role in the problem can be eliminated because she and the
Shoe Man merely exchanged $20.00 in cash.
The man who bought the Shoes came in with nothing except a worthless
$20.00 bill.
He walked out of the store with the $15.00 Shoes and $5.00 change.
So his "Gain" was the $15.00 Shoes and the $5.00 bill.
What the customer gained was what the Shoe Man lost.
Since the customer gained the Shoes plus $5.00, the Shoe Man in turn lost
the Shoes plus $5.00.