Question

An article was Bought for rm 400 and sold for rm 336. Find the loss and loss percent

Answer 1

loss =400-336
=> rm64
loss%= 64×100/400
=> 16%

Answer 2

SP= Rs 336
CP= Rs 400
loss = CP-SP
= Rs 64
$loss \: \% \: = ( \frac{loss}{cp} \times 100) \: \% \\ (\frac{64}{400} \times 100) \: \% \\ ( \frac{6400}{400} ) \: \% \\ 16 \: \%$