Dishonest Dealer II

Algebra Level 1

Our dealer has taken up selling vegetables as his new profession. But just like he usually does, he is cheating. Instead of using a 1 kg weight, he uses a 960 g weight. How much percentage gain does this give him?


The answer is 4.

Jay Steller by Jay Steller , 20, India

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10 solutions

Dean Clidoro
Mar 12, 2014

solution:

1kg = 1000g ---original weight to be sold 

   960g ---cheated weight to be sold

1000 - 960 = 40g --- weight lost by buyer

by percentage

(lost/original) x 100%

(40/1000) x 10 = 4%......check

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korak

Gerryvee Aseñas - 7 years, 2 months ago

(Y)

Hafsa Khan - 7 years, 2 months ago

tama kagaling m0

Carl De Guzman - 7 years, 2 months ago

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Tanzir Hasan Mahim - 7 years, 2 months ago
Mustafa Rokadiya
Mar 6, 2014

In 1000g, he cheats 40g. It implies that in 100g,he cheats 4g. So he gains 4%

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The customer is cheated 4 % but his revenue is increased 4.17% since for every 960 grams sold he collects 1kilogram worth of revenue

Greg Grapsas - 2 years, 4 months ago
Neogin Floranza
Mar 16, 2014

40/1000*100

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you gave an easy solution that i understood at a glance, thank you!!!

Sahba Hasan - 7 years, 2 months ago
Ch Muhammad Uzair
Apr 16, 2014

1 kg = 1000g-960g 

    =40g

40/960*100=4%

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He gains 40 grams for every 960 grams he sells . His increase in profit is 4.17 percent?.

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Azmain Yousuf
Mar 20, 2014

1000g-960g=40g

(40/1000*100)g=4g (SOLVED)

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Paresh Wadhel
Mar 13, 2014

He cheats 40g from 1000g. So, (40/1000)*100 = 4 %

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Abhishek Singh
Mar 13, 2014

He cheats the customer for 40gms every time he sells 1000gms so profit % = (40/960)*100 = 4%

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Almad Hassan
Mar 13, 2014

We knew percent is 1 per 100. 1000-960= 40(per thousand) divided by 10(since 1000/100=10) to get 4% of 1000 values and with a total value of 40.

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nice

eisha raza - 7 years, 3 months ago
Krishna Garg
Mar 10, 2014

By converting 1 Kg in gms it is 1000 gms, so he gains 1000-960 =40 gms that is 4% Ans

K.K.GARG,INDIA

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