A dishonest dealer professes to sell his items at cost price but uses a weight of 945 grams for a kilogram. Find his gain percentage. (Correct to 2 decimal places)
Given:
Cheating while selling = 945g instead of 1kg
Formula Used:
Solution:
Grocer is selling at no profit no loss, hence CP = SP
At the time of selling he does a cheating of 55g
Hence profit is 55g on selling 945g of items
Profit percentage =
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