Guest

A dishonest tradesman marks his goods at an advance of 10% on the C.P, but uses a fraudulent balance,the weight in one scale is one fifth more than the weight of the other. How much did he gain?

 A dishonest tradesman marks his goods at an advance of 10% on the C.P, but uses a fraudulent balance,the weight in one scale is one fifth more than the weight of the other. How much did he gain?

Grade:

1 Answers

Arun
25750 Points
5 years ago
Weight. Price
1000gm. 1000 rs. Cp
1100 rs. Mp
800gm. 1100rs. Sp
Profit=(300/800)x100=37.5 %
 
Regards
Arun (askIITians forum expert)

Think You Can Provide A Better Answer ?

ASK QUESTION

Get your questions answered by the expert for free