Let error = x gms Then, `x/(1000-x) xx 100` = ` 6 (18)/47` or, `100x/(1000-x) ` = `300/47` or, `47 xx x` = ` 3(1000 - x)` or, ` 50xx x` =3000 or, x = 60 `:.` weight used =`(1000- 60) =940 gms