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A shopkeeper purchased 50 kg of rice from a store at a price of Rs. 90 per kg and fixed his selling price to be Rs. 100 per kg. But, when h…

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A shopkeeper purchased 50 kg of rice from a store at a price of Rs. 90 per kg and fixed his selling price to be Rs. 100 per kg. But, when he weighed the rice, he found its weight to be only 45 kg. To overcome this loss, he decided to use faulty weights that weighed only 900 g instead of 1 kg. How much profit did he still earned in this deal?
  • ARs. 400
  • BRs. 450
  • CRs. 500
  • DRs. 550
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⇒ Total price paid by shopkeeper for 50 kg = 50 × 90 = Rs. 4500

⇒ Selling price fixed by shopkeeper = Rs. 100 per kg

But, he gave only 900 g instead of 1 kg,

⇒ Actual selling price of 1kg rice = (1000/900) × 100 = Rs. 1000/9

As, He got only 45 kg of rice,

⇒ Total price earned by shopkeeper = 45 × (1000/9) = Rs. 5000

∴ Total profit earned = 5000 – 4500 = Rs. 500
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⇒ Total price paid by shopkeeper for 50 kg = 50 × 90 = Rs. 4500

⇒ Selling price fixed by shopkeeper = Rs. 100 per kg

But, he gave only 900 g instead of 1 kg,

⇒ Actual selling price of 1kg rice = (1000/900) × 100 = Rs. 1000/9

As, He got only 45 kg of rice,

⇒ Total price earned by shopkeeper = 45 × (1000/9) = Rs. 5000

∴ Total profit earned = 5000 – 4500 = Rs. 500