A dealer declares to sell his goods at cost price, but he uses a false weight and gains 61847% for a kilogram, he uses a weight of :
953g
960g
940g
947g
A
953g
B
947g
C
960g
D
940g
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Percentage gain of dishonest dealer=ErrorTruevalue−Error×100 Let the error be x gm, ⇒x1000−x×100=30047 ⇒4700x=300000−300x ⇒4700x+300x=300000 ⇒5000x=300000 ⇒x=60 ∴Actualweightused=(1000−60=940gm)
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