A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at his cost price but uses a false weight of 950 gm for each kilogram. Find his gain percent.

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

Let cost price of 1000gm pulses = Rs.x

But, SP of 950 gm pulses = Rs.x

∴ SP of 1000 gm pulses = 1000

Gain =

Gain% = %