Q. 173.6( 14 Votes )
A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at his cost price but uses a false weight of 950 gm for each kilogram. Find his gain percent.
Answer :
Let cost price of 1000gm pulses = Rs.x
But, SP of 950 gm pulses = Rs.x
∴ SP of 1000 gm pulses = 1000
Gain = 
Gain% = 
%
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