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A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell grains at cost price, but he uses a weight of 935g for 1kg weight. Find his gain percentage.

  1. A
    5.96%
  2. B
    6.59%
  3. C
    6.95%
  4. D
    6.5%

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Step 1: Identify the components
True weight =1kg=1000g

False weight used =935g

Step 2: Formula for gain percentage

Gain %=(
False Weight
True Weight−False Weight
​
)×100
Step 3: Calculate the percentage

Gain %=(
935
1000−935
​
)×100
Gain %=
935
65
​
×100=
187
13
​
×100=
187
1300
​
≈6.95%

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A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell grains at cost price, but he uses a weight of 935g for 1kg weight. Find his gain percentage.
A
5.96%
B
6.59%
C
6.95%
D
6.5%

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