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

Answer:

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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 :

$\sf { \frac{Error}{used} \times 100}$

$\sf{ = \frac{5}{95} \times 100}$

$\sf{ = \frac{100}{19}}$

$\sf{ = 5.26\%}$