Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

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).

Options:

833 .3 gm

876.7 gm

869 .6 gm

898 .33 gm

Correct Answer:

869 .6 gm

Explanation:

+15 % = \(\frac{23}{20}\) = \(\frac{SP}{CP}\)

          CP                       SP

         20                          23

        ⇓×43.47               ⇓ ×43.47

      869.6 gm.            1000 gm. (Given)