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A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price by using a false weight and thus gains 11 1/9%. For weighing a kilogram, he uses a weight of
A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price by using a false weight and thus gains 11 1/9%. For weighing a kilogram, he uses a weight of
1). 960 gm
2). 940 gm
3). 920 gm
4). 900 gm
This Question has 1 answers.
Let cost of each gram = Rs. 1
Gain% = (SP – CP)/CP × 100
Hence for 1 kg we can write,
100/9 = (1000 – CP)/CP × 100
9000 – 9 CP = CP
CP = 900
∴ False weight = 900 gm.
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