Question

A man declares that he sells the article at a liss of 6% but he uses 900 gram wt.in place of 1 kg.his actual gain percent is

Answer 1

Hey.

Here is the answer.

Let cp of the article be rs. 100/kg

as he claims to shell 1kg at a loss if 6%

so, sp of the article= 100 - 6% of 100 = rs 94/kg

But he sells 900g in place of 1kg for rs.94

or, 0.900 kg in place of 1 kg for rs.94

so, price of 1 kg = 94/0.900 ×1 = rs. 104.44

So, actual sp is rs. 104.44/kg

So, gain = sp - cp = 104.44 - 100 = rs.4.44/kg

So, %gain = 4.44/100 × 100 % = 4.44%

Thanks .