Profit, Loss and Discount · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 27 of 30

Profit, Loss and Discount – Question 27

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Topic
Profit, Loss and Discount
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
Solve Time
45–60 sec

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Q · Profit, Loss and DiscountMedium · 45s

A trader sells goods to a customer at a profit of k% over the cost price, besides it he cheats his customer by giving 880 g only instead of 1 kg. Thus, his overall profit percentage is 25%. Find the value of k?

TopicProfit, Loss and Discount
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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Final Answer: Option A — 8.33%
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Profit, Loss and Discount Question 27 – UPSC CDS/OTA