Faulty Scale Quiz

Faulty Scale Quiz takes you back to medieval marketplaces where scales were the ultimate tools of trust, or deception. In 1361, King Edward III of England issued strict regulations on weights and measures after discovering that merchants were using lead-filled weights to cheat customers. Inspectors known as “Viewers of Weights” were appointed to check market scales for accuracy. Those caught manipulating scales faced severe penalties, sometimes even public shaming. This quiz explores the clever tactics of weight manipulation and how a few grams can change the entire game. Through a series of faulty scale questions, you’ll discover the hidden tricks that traders have used for centuries. Test your understanding of cheating scale quizzes and see if you can spot the deceptions.

Faulty Scale

A trader claims to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 950 grams instead of 1 kg. What is his profit percentage?

15.26%

5.26%

4.26%

8.26%

A fruit seller uses a faulty scale that shows 1.2 kg instead of 1 kg. What is the loss percentage when he sells his fruit at cost price?

18.33%

16.67%

14.67%

13.33%

A vendor falsely marks 900 grams as 1 kg and gives a 10% discount. What is his actual profit percentage if the cost price of 1 kg is $100?

3.67

5.26%

11.11%

A dishonest dealer uses a scale that reads 50 grams less per kg. If he marks his goods at 20% above cost price and gives a 10% discount, what is his net profit?

10.68%

11.68%

12.68%

13.68%

A vegetable seller marks his items at 25% above cost and uses a scale that reads 800 grams as 1 kg. What is his actual profit percentage?

56.25%

5.25%

25.25%

45.25%

A seller uses a faulty scale that shows 800 grams as 1 kg and still gives a discount of 5%. What is his profit or loss percentage?

18.75%

16.75%

14.75%

12.75%

A dealer promises to sell rice at cost price but uses a weight that is 21% less than the actual weight. What is his profit percentage?

6.58%

16.58%

26.58%

36.58%

A baker's faulty scale reads 1100 grams as 1 kg. If he sells cake at $600 per kg, how much is he actually charging per kg?

$ 637

$ 579

$ 545.45

$ 660

A milkman sells milk using a container that is 10% smaller than the standard 1-litre measure. If he marks his milk at 15% above cost price, what is his effective profit percentage?

27.78%

37.78%

30.67%

33.33%

A scale is faulty and shows 990 grams as 1 kg. If a shopkeeper sells and item at $6000 per 10 grams, what is his effective price per 10 grams?

$ 5790

$ 6160

$ 5940

$ 6060

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Sample Questions from This Quiz

A trader claims to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 950 grams instead of 1 kg. What is his profit percentage?
A fruit seller uses a faulty scale that shows 1.2 kg instead of 1 kg. What is the loss percentage when he sells his fruit at cost price?
A vendor falsely marks 900 grams as 1 kg and gives a 10% discount. What is his actual profit percentage if the cost price of 1 kg is $100?
A dishonest dealer uses a scale that reads 50 grams less per kg. If he marks his goods at 20% above cost price and gives a 10% discount, what is his net profit?
A vegetable seller marks his items at 25% above cost and uses a scale that reads 800 grams as 1 kg. What is his actual profit percentage?

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