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A dishonest shopkeeper sell sugar at cost price but makes 20% profit by using quality weights he decided to give a discount to attract more customers what percent of the discount should he offered to make 12% profit ? a 15.2%b. 12.5%c. 10.4%d. 30% |
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Answer» pStep-by-step explanation:Centre - 100 or 1000RHS - Profit or LossLHS - Weight or Length or any other quantityIn the given questionLet as assume the quantity be 1000 ( Centre)Profit = 30% of 1000 = 1300 ( RHS)Weight = 800 ( LHS)800 1000 1300NowLHS = CPRHS = SPProfit = SP - CP = 1300 - 800 = 500Profit % = Profit X 100 / CPProfit % = 500 x 100 / 800Profit % = 62.5% |
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