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A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a false weight and thus gains 15%. For a kilogram, he uses a weight of _________ (rounded off to one digit after decimal).
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A trader claims to sell wheat at a profit of 29%, but also dishonestly uses a weight which is 30% less than what is mentioned on it. Find the total percentage of profit earned by the trader. (Round off the answer to the nearest whole number.)
- 2)
A vendor claims to sell wheat at a loss of 20%, but he cheats by using weights that are 35% less than the stated weight. What is his actual profit percentage (round off to two decimal places)?
- 3)
A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 48% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
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A trader claims to sell rice at a profit of 39%, but also dishonestly uses a weight which is 17% less than what is mentioned on it. Find the total percentage of profit earned by the trader. (Round off the answer to the nearest whole number.)
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A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 32% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
- 6)A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 37% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
- 7)A dealer sells his goods at 22% loss on cost price but uses 44% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss?
- 8)A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 24% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
- 9)A seller offers a discount of 12% if the total sale price of different products purchased by a single customer is below ₹3,000, and discount of 15% if the total sale value of all the products exceeds ₹3,000. A shirt costing ₹900 was sold to Anand after earning a margin of 9% and also a jacket costing ₹1,900 was sold to him after a margin of 6%. How much does Anand have to pay (in ₹) for the final settlement of the bill?
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A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 21% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
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Similar Questions
- 1)
A trader claims to sell wheat at a profit of 29%, but also dishonestly uses a weight which is 30% less than what is mentioned on it. Find the total percentage of profit earned by the trader. (Round off the answer to the nearest whole number.)
- 2)
A vendor claims to sell wheat at a loss of 20%, but he cheats by using weights that are 35% less than the stated weight. What is his actual profit percentage (round off to two decimal places)?
- 3)
A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 48% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
- 4)
A trader claims to sell rice at a profit of 39%, but also dishonestly uses a weight which is 17% less than what is mentioned on it. Find the total percentage of profit earned by the trader. (Round off the answer to the nearest whole number.)
- 5)
A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 32% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
- 6)A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 37% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
- 7)A dealer sells his goods at 22% loss on cost price but uses 44% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss?
- 8)A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 24% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
- 9)A seller offers a discount of 12% if the total sale price of different products purchased by a single customer is below ₹3,000, and discount of 15% if the total sale value of all the products exceeds ₹3,000. A shirt costing ₹900 was sold to Anand after earning a margin of 9% and also a jacket costing ₹1,900 was sold to him after a margin of 6%. How much does Anand have to pay (in ₹) for the final settlement of the bill?
- 10)
A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 21% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
