Cluster · Dishonest Weights and Profit Calculation

d
Clusters / #1375
tight score 0.00

Profit Loss with Faulty Weights Cheating
Questions
160
Questions in this cluster
160 total
Question Category Subtype Difficulty

In two ways, a shopkeeper deceives his customer. He dilutes pure honey by 20% with water and raises the price of honey by 15%. He pays Rs.30 per kg for 40 kg of pure honey. What is his total profit from selling it?

pipeline-1140082
delhi_police intermediate

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at the cost price but uses a false weight of 950 g instead of 1 kg. What is his gain percentage?

pipeline-1086726
delhi_police intermediate

A shopkeeper sells an item at a profit of 25% and dishonestly uses a weight that is 30% less than the actual weight. Find his total profits.

pipeline-1203233
delhi_police intermediate

B purchased 15 kg apples at the rate of ₹180 per kg from a wholesaler who uses a weight of 950 grams for the kg weight. B sold all these apples at ₹180 per kg but used a weight of 750 grams for the kg weight. Find the percentage profit earned by B in the transaction (correct to 2 places of decimal).

pipeline-1194851
delhi_police percentage intermediate

A shopkeeper sells goods at 40% loss on cost price but uses 25% less weight. What is his percentage profitor loss?

pipeline-1106479
delhi_police percentage intermediate

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?

pipeline-1094313
delhi_police intermediate

A trader sells pulses at a 32% profit and uses weights 20% less than the actual measure. Find his gain percentage.

pipeline-1096512
delhi_police intermediate

Rahul went to a grocery store to buy some pulses. The shopkeeper had a reputation for being dishonest. Rahul ordered 2 kg of lentils, but the shopkeeper cleverly manipulated the scale. The shopkeeper's scale showed 2 kg, but it was only 1.5 kg. If the actual price of lentils is Rs. 120 per kg, and the shopkeeper offers a 10% discount, how much extra money Rahul paid to the dishonest shopkeeper?

pipeline-853590
railways intermediate

If a shopkeeper sells goods at a 4% loss on cost price and he uses 940 grams instead of 1 kilogram, then find his actual profit or loss if the purchase price of the item is Rs 650.

pipeline-835842
railways profit_loss intermediate

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at the cost price but uses a false weight and thus gains 25%. How much quantity of grains does he give for a kilogram?

pipeline-1146852
railways intermediate

A man sells goods at a 4% loss on cost price but he gives 20 g instead of 40 g. What is his profit or loss percentage? 
 

pipeline-1106610
railways profit_loss intermediate

Rajkumar sells wheat at cost price but cheats 100 gram for every kg, then his profit percent is?

pipeline-1080676
railways intermediate

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?

pipeline-1029761
railways percentage intermediate

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

pipeline-1300626
railways intermediate

The cost price of 1 kg of sugar is Rs.50. A shopkeeper sells it at Rs.55 per kg. To raise his profit, the shopkeeper weighs only 900 grams in place of 1 kg. Determine the percentage profit (Approximate) earned by the shopkeeper.

pipeline-1297282
railways percentage intermediate

Subir claimed to sell his items at only 5% above the cost of production, but used a weight that had 1 kg written on it, though it actually weighed 960 grams. What was the actual profit percentage earned by Subir?

pipeline-1295832
railways intermediate

A vendor started selling vegetables at ₹10 per kg but couldn’t find buyers at this rate. So he reduced the price to ₹7.2 per kg, but he used a faulty weight of 900 g instead of 1 kg. Find the percentage change in the actual price.

pipeline-1286876
railways intermediate

A shopkeeper professes to sell sugar costing 40 Rs/kg at 42 Rs/kg but gives only 550 grams of sugar in place of 600 grams using the faulty weighing machine. His profit percentage (correct to 2 decimal places) is:

pipeline-1267408
railways intermediate

Ravi sells his goods at a 25% loss on cost price but uses 45% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss?

pipeline-1045384
railways percentage intermediate

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a false weight of 950 grams instead of 1 kilogram. His gain percentage is:

pipeline-1045185
railways intermediate

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at the cost price, but he uses a false weight of 850 grams per 1 kg weight. Find the percentage of his gain. (Correct up to two decimal places)

pipeline-1360548
railways percentage intermediate

A dishonest dealer sells his goods at 20% loss on the cost price but uses a faulty weight that weighs 25% less. His profit or loss percentage (rounded off to 2 decimal places) is:

pipeline-1045183
railways percentage intermediate

Mahesh agreed to sell rice with 24% loss, as the rice got rotten. However, he cheated customers and gave only 19 gm of rice in place of 50 gm of rice. What is the percentage of his profit or loss?

pipeline-1040549
railways percentage intermediate

A dealer sells his goods at 10% loss on the cost price but uses 25% less weight. What is his profit percentage?

pipeline-1037310
railways profit_loss intermediate

A dishonest shopkeeper uses 800g instead of a kg. Vikas bought one kg of rice for Rs 40. He gave a Rs 50 note and forgot to take the change. What is the loss for Vikas compared to what he bought from an honest shopkeeper(in Rs)?

pipeline-844809
railways intermediate

A dishonest shopkeeper uses a weight of 905 gm instead of 1 kg and sells rice at its cost price. What will be his profit percentage (approx) on selling 8 kg rice?

pipeline-841615
railways intermediate

A dishonest merchant sells goods at a 12.5% loss on the cost price, but uses 28 g weight instead of 36 g. What is his percentage profit or loss?

pipeline-1357853
ssc percentage intermediate

If a shopkeeper sells goods at a 4% loss on cost price and he uses 940 grams instead of 1 kilogram, then find his actual profit or loss if the purchase price of the item is Rs 650.

pipeline-801768
railways profit_loss intermediate

A merchant agrees to give a product at a discount of 20% over its cost price. But the merchant has a tampered weighing machine, which measures 1 kg when only 500 g of product is placed. What is the profit (%) he earns?

pipeline-801667
railways intermediate

Mahesh agreed to sell rice with a 24% loss, as the rice got rotten. However, he cheated customers and gave only 19 gm of rice in place of 50 gm of rice. What is the percentage of his profit or loss?

pipeline-1193545
ssc percentage intermediate

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a false weight of 950 grams instead of 1 kilogram. His gain percentage is:

pipeline-1341020
ssc intermediate

A shopkeeper sells an item at a profit of 25% and dishonestly uses a weight that is 30% less than the actual weight. Find his total profits.

pipeline-1343726
ssc intermediate

A shopkeeper has a fault of 100 g in a 3 kg weight. He sold 3 kg of potatoes to Charu using the same faulty weight for ₹46. The cost price of the potatoes for the seller was ₹12 per kg. How much profit (in ₹) did he earn on the potatoes?

pipeline-1283114
ssc intermediate

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? 

pipeline-1201887
ssc percentage intermediate

A dishonest retailer sells his goods at a profit of 18% by weighing 800 g instead of 1 kg. Find his actual gain percentage.

pipeline-1192192
ssc intermediate

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a false weight of 950 grams instead of 1 kilogram. His gain percentage is:

pipeline-1202077
ssc intermediate

A dishonest dealer sells his goods at 20% loss on the cost price but uses a faulty weight that weighs 25% less. His profit or loss percentage (rounded off to 2 decimal places) is:

pipeline-1163500
ssc percentage intermediate

If a shopkeeper sells goods at a 4% loss on cost price and he uses 940 grams instead of 1 kilogram, then find his actual profit or loss if the purchase price of the item is Rs 650.

pipeline-1192401
ssc profit_loss intermediate

Ravi sells his goods at a 25% loss on cost price but uses 45% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss?

pipeline-1055742
ssc percentage intermediate

Rajkumar sells wheat at cost price but cheats 100 gram for every kg, then his profit percent is?

pipeline-1040382
ssc intermediate

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?

pipeline-1067072
ssc percentage intermediate

A dishonest shopkeeper uses a weight of 905 gm instead of 1 kg and sells rice at its cost price. What will be his profit percentage (approx) on selling 8 kg rice?

pipeline-988362
ssc intermediate

If a shopkeeper sells goods at a 4% loss on cost price and he uses 940 grams instead of 1 kilogram, then find his actual profit or loss if the purchase price of the item is Rs 650.

pipeline-1036741
ssc profit_loss intermediate

A man sells goods at a 4% loss on cost price but he gives 20 g instead of 40 g. What is his profit or loss percentage? 
 

pipeline-1193413
ssc profit_loss intermediate

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

pipeline-1154249
ssc intermediate

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at the cost price but uses a false weight and thus gains 25%. How much quantity of grains does he give for a kilogram?

pipeline-1144776
ssc intermediate

Subir claimed to sell his items at only 5% above the cost of production, but used a weight that had 1 kg written on it, though it actually weighed 960 grams. What was the actual profit percentage earned by Subir?

pipeline-1130244
ssc intermediate

A dishonest shopkeeper uses false weights. He gains 30% on purchasing and 30% on selling. His profit percentage is:

pipeline-1130578
ssc intermediate

A dishonest retailer sells his goods at a profit of 18% by weighing 800 g instead of 1 kg. Find his actual gain percentage.

pipeline-1085132
ssc intermediate

B purchased 15 kg apples at the rate of ₹180 per kg from a wholesaler who uses a weight of 950 grams for the kg weight. B sold all these apples at ₹180 per kg but used a weight of 750 grams for the kg weight. Find the percentage profit earned by B in the transaction (correct to 2 places of decimal).

pipeline-1080518
ssc percentage intermediate
Page 3 of 4