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A cloth merchant claims to sell cloth at cost price. However, the meter scale he uses in only 96 cm long. Find his gain percent. एक कपड़ा व्यापारी कपड़े को क्रय मूल्य पर बेचने का दावा करता है। जबकि 96 सेमी मीटर पैमाने का प्रयोग करता है। उसका लाभ प्रतिशत ज्ञात कीजिये।

  1. 6.67%

  2. 4%

  3. 6%

  4. 4.16%
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Explanation

The merchant uses a 96 cm scale but charges for 100 cm at cost price. If cloth costs Rs. 1/cm, cost for 96 cm (actual) = Rs. 96, but he charges Rs. 100. Gain = Rs. 4 on cost of Rs. 96. Gain percent = (4/96) × 100 = 4.167%, which rounds to 4.16%.

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