# A shopkeeper sells his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 780 gm instead............What is his profit percentage?

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A shopkeeper sells his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 780 gm instead of kilogram weight.
What is his profit percentage?

posted Feb 1
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(1000-780)*100/780=28.21%
220 g of profit per 780 g is making 28.21%

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