Question

A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell sugar at its cost price, but uses a weight of 980g for 1kg find his profit percent

Answer 1

Answer:

let the cost price of sugar be 1 gram is ₹1

cost price of 1000g=₹1000

selling price of 980g=cost price of 1000g is ₹1000

profit=s.p-c.p

=₹1000-₹980=₹20

gain%=20*100/980

=100/49%