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a seller sells his goods at a profit of 20%.find the profit of the seller if he also cheats his customer by a false weight of 250 grams
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- let 1kg good cost price (price at which the seller bought ) = 100
selling price , sp = 100 + 0.2 *100= 120
now this he sells only for 750 g = 120
1kg = 120/0.75 = 160
so the new profit percent will be
= (160-100)*100/100 = 60% - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 90%
1000gm profit=20%
250gm less mns 750 gm
750 profit=100*750/1000
=75% - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- let x is the cost price
then the selling price will be 1.2x
if he sells 750 grams means (1*3/4)=0.75 quantity of good at 1.2x rupeees then
he sells 1000 or 1 quantity of good at (1.2x*4/3)=1.6x rupess
so total profit=60% - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- selling price of 750gm=120
therefore,selling price of 1000=120*1000/750
=160
60% - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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