Question

a cloth merchant claims to sell his material at cost price but uses a scale which reads 1m for 95cm.find the gain percent​

Answer 1

The gain percentage would be 5.26%.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

He use a scale which reads 1 m for 95 cm.

So, Error = 100 cm -95 cm = 5 cm

And used = 95 cm

So, we need to find the gain percentage.

So, Gain percentage would be

$\dfrac{Error}{used}\times 100\\\\=\dfrac{5}{95}\times 100\\\\=\dfrac{100}{19}\\\\=5.26\%$

Hence, the gain percentage would be 5.26%.

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Answer 2

12.5% Is the answer of the 2nd question