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 ?

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31.25 %

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 ?

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