A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 800, g instead of kilogr

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7.Profit and Loss

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A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of $800\, g$ instead of kilogram weight. Thus, he makes a profit of

$20$

$16 \frac{2}{3}$

$25$

None of these

Solution

Profit $\%=\frac{\text { True weight } \sim \text { False weight }}{\text { True weight }} \times 100 \%=\frac{1000 g -800 g }{800 g } \times 100 \%=25 \%$

Standard 13

Quantitative Aptitude

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medium

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medium

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medium

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hard

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hard

A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of $800\, g$ instead of kilogram weight. Thus, he makes a profit of

Solution

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