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False weight: actual profit or gain percent when selling at a stated price, profit or cost price

This type of question, asked 14 times: 14 Jul 2023 S2, 14 Jul 2023 S3, 17 Jul 2023 S1, 19 Jul 2023 S1, 24 Jul 2023 S2, 24 Jul 2023 S4, 27 Jul 2023 S2, 9 Sep 2024 S1, 9 Sep 2024 S3, 11 Sep 2024 S1, 13 Sep 2024 S2, 13 Sep 2024 S3, 19 Sep 2024 S2, 12 Sep 2025 S3. All 14 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    14 Jul 2023 S2

    58
    A shopkeeper uses 940 gm weight in place of one kg weight. He sells it at 4% profit. What will be the actual profit percentage? (rounded off to two decimal places)

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  2. Question 2

    14 Jul 2023 S3

    61
    A dealer professing to sell his goods at cost price uses 950 grams weight for 1 kg. His gain percentage is: ( rounded off to two decimal places)

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  3. Question 3

    17 Jul 2023 S1

    53
    A shopkeeper sells an item at a profit of 15% and uses a weight which is 20% less. Find his actual profit percentage.

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  4. Question 4

    19 Jul 2023 S1

    66
    A grocer claims that he is selling sugar at ₹48/kg, which costs him ₹50/kg, but he is giving 900 g instead of 1000 g. What will be the approximate percentage profit?

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  5. Question 5

    24 Jul 2023 S2

    57
    A dishonest shopkeeper sells millet at ₹20 per kg which he has bought at ₹16 per kg and he is giving 800 gm instead of 1000 gm. Find his actual profit percentage.

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  6. Question 6

    24 Jul 2023 S4

    54
    A dishonest shopkeeper sells mangoes at ₹30/kg bought at ₹20/kg and he is giving 800 g instead of 1 kg. The shopkeeper's actual profit percentage is:

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  7. Question 7

    27 Jul 2023 S2

    57
    A dishonest dealer sells articles at 15%15\% loss on cost price but uses the weight of 20 g instead of 25 g. What is his profit or loss percentage?

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  8. Question 8

    9 Sep 2024 S1

    51
    A grocer professes to sell rice at the cost price, but uses a fake weight of 870870 g for 11 kg. Find his profit percentage (correct to two decimal places).

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  9. Question 9

    9 Sep 2024 S3

    67
    A dishonest shopkeeper claims to sell salt at a rate of ₹25/kg. The cost price of the salt is ₹25/kg. Not satisfied with this, he tries to make profit by removing 200 gm from each kg. What is the shopkeeper’s gain percentage?

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  10. Question 10

    11 Sep 2024 S1

    53
    A dishonest merchant sells his grocery using weights that are 12%12\% less than the true weights and makes a profit of 10%10\%. Find his total gain percentage.

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  11. Question 11

    13 Sep 2024 S2

    66
    Ramesh sells rice at ₹36 per kg, which he purchased for ₹30 per kg. Moreover, he gives only 800 g of rice instead of 1 kg while selling. Find the actual profit percentage of Ramesh.

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  12. Question 12

    13 Sep 2024 S3

    68
    A dishonest fruit-seller sells fruits at 20% profit but he uses 950 gm weight in place of 1 kg. What is the profit per cent?

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  13. Question 13

    19 Sep 2024 S2

    59
    A shopkeeper sells rice at the rate of ₹44 per kg whose cost price is ₹40 per kg. Not satisfied with this, he tries to increase his profit by removing 200 grams of rice from each packet. What is the shopkeeper’s overall gain percentage?

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  14. Question 14

    12 Sep 2025 S3

    63
    A fruit seller sells apples at a loss of 5%5\% on the cost price but uses a weight that is 20%20\% less than the actual weight. Find his total profit percentage.

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