Dishonest Dealings Aptitude Questions
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Q1A dishonest vendor claims that he is selling goods at their cost price. But he is weighing 902 grams for 1000 grams. What is his profit percentage (rounded off to 2 decimal places)?Q2A shopkeeper sells his goods at cost price. If by using false weights he gains 3 19/27 %, then what weight does he use for 1 kg (in g, rounded off to 2 decimal places)?Q3A dealer sells goods at a loss of 20% on the cost price, but delivers 42% less weight to the customer. Find his overall percentage profit or loss.Q4A trader claims to sell spice at a profit of 15% but also dishonestly uses a weight which is 14% less than what is mentioned on it. Find the total percentage of profit earned by the trader. (Round the answer to the nearest whole number)Q5A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 960 gm for a kg weight. Find his gain percentage.Q6A shopkeeper sells an article at a profit of 26% and uses 10% less weight. His total profit percentage in this transaction is:Q7A person announces to sell his goods at cost price (i.e. purchase price). But he uses the wrong weight of 960 grams instead of 1 kilogram. Find his profit percentage.Q8A shopkeeper sells goods to a customer at a profit of p% more than the cost price. Also, he cheats the customer by giving 850 g instead of 1 kg. His total profit percentage is 30%. Find the value of p.Q9A shopkeeper purchases milk from farmers and sells it toother people. The weighing machine of the shopkeeper is set faulty and it weighs 10% more while purchasing and 10% less while selling. Find the profit percentageof the shopkeeper. (Rounded off to two decimal places)Q10A dealer sells his goods at a loss of 10% on the cost price but uses 121/2% less weight. Find the percentage of profit or loss.Practice Free →Q11Raman claims to sell his milk at cost price but mixes it with water, thereby earning a profit of 20%. What is the percentage of water in the mixture?Q12Amit is an unscrupulous shopkeeper who sells sugar at ₹36 per kg which he has purchased from his supplier at ₹25 per kg. He uses a faulty weighing machine which weighs 800 g instead of 1 kg. Find his actual profit percentage.Q13Ramesh sells rice at the cost price but uses false weight and thus gains 25% profit. Find how much rice he is giving in 2 kg.Q14A shopkeeper sells rice at ₹20/kg which he purchased at ₹17/kg . However, he gives only 800 g of rice instead of 1 kg while selling using a wrong weight. What is the actual percentage profit earned by the seller? (Correct to 2 decimal places)Q15A dishonest shopkeeper pretends to sell his goods at cost price but uses wrong weights (tolas) and makes a profit of 14 2/7 % . For a weight of 1 kg he uses ________ weights.Q16A dealer claims to sell his goods at cost price but he uses the wrong weight of 900 grams for one kilogram. The dealer's profit percentage (correct to 2 decimal places) is:Q17A shopkeeper uses 940 gm instead of 1 kg. His normal sales are at 4% profit. What will be the total profit?Q18A shopkeeper sells wheat at a profit of 15% and uses weights that are 15% less than their original measurements. His profit percentage is:Q19A shopkeeper claims that he sells rock salt at ₹18 per kg, though the cost price is ₹24 per kg. But he gives 518 g instead of 1554 g. What is his percentage profit?Q20A shopkeeper purchases rice at ₹60 per kg. While selling, he uses a weighing scale that shows 1 kg when only 900 g is actually weighed. He marks the price 20% above the cost price. Later, he gives a 10% discount on the marked price but continues using the same faulty scale. Find his profit (in ₹) on each transaction where the buyer pays for 1 kg.
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