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).
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
+15 % = \(\frac{23}{20}\) = \(\frac{SP}{CP}\)
CP SP
20 23
⇓×43.47 ⇓ ×43.47
869.6 gm. 1000 gm. (Given)