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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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To find the gain percent of the dishonest shopkeeper, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the situation The shopkeeper claims to sell pulses at the cost price of 1 kg but actually sells only 950 grams. ### Step 2: Define the cost price Let’s assume the cost price (CP) of 1 kg of pulses is ₹100. ...
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  • A dishonest shopkeeper pro fesses to sell goods at his cost price but uses a false weight of 950 gms, for each kilogram. His gain per cent is:

    A
    6 `1/4` %
    B
    5`5/19` %
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