A dishonest tradesman marks his goods at an advance of 5 percent on the cost price, and uses a fraudulent balance whose beam is horizontal when the weight in one scale is one-fifth more than the weight in the other. What is his actual gain percent ?

A dishonest tradesman marks his goods at an advance of 5 percent on th

1.	A dishonest tradesman marks his goods at an advance of 5 percent on the cost price, and uses a fraudulent balance whose beam is horizontal when the weight in one scale is one-fifth more than the weight in the other. What is his actual gain percent ?
A.	30.25 %
B.	32.25 %
C.	33.25 %
D.	31.25%
Answer» E.

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