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A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price, but he uses a weight of 960 grams for 1 kg. Find his gain percent.

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To find the gain percent of the dishonest dealer who sells 960 grams as 1 kg, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Assume the Cost Price Let the cost price (CP) of 1 kg of goods be Rs. x. ### Step 2: Determine the Selling Price for 960 grams Since the dealer sells 960 grams as if it were 1 kg, he sells 960 grams for Rs. x. Therefore, the selling price (SP) for 960 grams is Rs. x. ...
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