CLAT Sample Paper CLAT Sample Paper-1

  • question_answer
    A trader by means of his false balance defrauds to the extent of 10% in buying goods and also defrauds to 10% in selling. Find his gain per cent.

    A)  \[11\frac{2}{9}%\]

    B)  \[21\frac{2}{9}%\]

    C)  \[22\frac{2}{9}%\]           

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Let the actual CP of an article be ? 100, then the effective \[CP=\frac{100}{110}=\frac{10}{11}\] (since, the purchases 110 articles by paying ?  Again, \[SP=\frac{100}{90}=\frac{10}{9}\] (since, the sells only 90 articles changing the CP of 100 articles) \[\therefore \] Gain percentage \[=\frac{SP-CP}{CP}\times 100=\frac{\frac{10}{9}-\frac{10}{11}}{\frac{10}{11}}\times 100\] \[=\frac{20}{99}\times \frac{11}{10}\times 100=\frac{200}{9}\] \[=22\frac{2}{9}%\]


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