A dishonest dealer claims to sell sugar at cost price but uses a weight of 900 g in place of 1 kg.
Find his profit percent.

Question

A dishonest dealer claims to sell sugar at cost price but uses a weight of 900 g in place of 1 kg. Find his profit percent.

Accepted Answer

100/9 %. He gives 900 g but charges for 1000 g. Profit = 100 g extra charged900 g actually given × 100 = 100/900 × 100 = 100/9 % ≈ 11.11%.

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