Question

In a town which has a barter system , one kg of sugar is equivalent to one dozen mangoes. A gives 1.5 kg sugar to B, using a false weight of 800 gm as 1kg and takes 15 mangoes. Who is in profit and what is the percentage profit?

• A. 8.34% to A
• B. 8.34 to B
• C. 4.17 to A
• D. 4 to A
• E. Cannot be determined.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

4.17 to A

Let the cost for 1kg sugar = Rs 1000
For 1.5 kg sugar, A is supposed to get 18 mangoes, but he takes only 15
However, instead of 1.5 kg, he is giving only 1.2 kg
His cost is therefore, 1200 rupees
For 15 mangoes, the cost is 1250 (this is the value which he gets)

Hence, he makes a 50 rupees profit on 1200, which is $4.17\%$ to A.