Question

a By Selling
an article for Rs 7700, a man incurse a loss of Rs 1100. Find his loss percentage
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Answer 1

Question :-

⇒  By Selling  an article for Rs 7700, a man incurse a loss of Rs 1100. Find his loss percentage

Given that :-

⇒ SP of article = Rs. 7700

⇒ Loss = Rs. 1100

To Find :-

⇒ Loss percentage

Solution :-

⇒ CP = SP + Loss

$\sf = 7700 + 1100 \\\\= Rs. 8800$

⇒ Loss percentage :

$\sf Loss \% = \dfrac{Loss}{CP} \times 100 \%\\\\\\= \dfrac{1100}{8800} \times 100 \%\\\\\\= 12.5 \% \; loss$

Answer 2

Answer:

12.5% loss is the correct answer