a trader cheats both his supplier and customer by using faulty weights. when he buys from the supplier, he takes 30 % more than the indicated weight. when he sells to his customer, he gives the customer a weight such that 40 % of that is added to the weight, the weight claimed by the trader is obtained. if he charges the cost price of the weight that he claims, find his profit percentage.
Options.
A) 28 %  B) 82 %  C) 24.33 %  D) 29.109 %  E) 78 %
<gadget id="calculator">100 + 40</gadget>
<output>140</output>

<gadget id="calculator">140 / 100</gadget>
<output>7/5 = around 1.4</output>

<gadget id="calculator">100 + 30</gadget>
<output>130</output>

<gadget id="calculator">(7/5) * 130</gadget>
<output>182</output>

<gadget id="calculator">182 - 100</gadget>
<output>82</output>

<result>B</result>
a trader cheats both his supplier and customer by using faulty weights. when he buys from the supplier, he takes 30 % more than the indicated weight. when he sells to his customer, he gives the customer a weight such that 40 % of that is added to the weight, the weight claimed by the trader is obtained. if he charges the cost price of the weight that he claims, find his profit percentage.
subtract(multiply(divide(add(const_100, 40), const_100), add(const_100, 30)), const_100)
"anyways , one can infer that he ' steals ' 30 % from suppliers and then charges 40 % extra to customers so basically 1.3 * 1.4 = 1.82 given that 1 is start point , we get 21 % more hence answer is b"