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A 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)

Asked in Punjab Police Constable · 2023
Dishonest Dealings · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeProfit and LossDishonest DealingsPunjab Police Constable2023
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Always identify whether the fraud affects cost price, selling price, quantity, or more than one of them.

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Option D — 47.06%

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