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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 :
  1. 953g
  2. 960g
  3. 940g
  4. 947g

A
953g
B
947g
C
960g
D
940g
Solution
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Percentage gain of dishonest dealer=ErrorTruevalueError×100
Let the error be x gm,
x1000x×100=30047
4700x=300000300x
4700x+300x=300000
5000x=300000
x=60
Actualweightused=(100060=940gm)

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