Profit and Loss Practice Test 2

Question : 19 of 40

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A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price. But he uses a false weight and thus gains

6 18 / 47 %

. Find the weight which he uses for a kg.

Solution:

Let he uses x gm weight for a kg; then

{1000-x}/x×100=300/47

⇒{1000-x}/x=3/47

⇒50x=4700⇒x=940gm

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