Math, asked by leelashanmugam2011, 4 months ago

Arun bought 100 erasers for
Rs 250. When he sold his
erasers, he incurred a total
loss equal to the selling price
of 25 erasers. Find his loss
percent​

Answers

Answered by rohithreddy7421
0

Answer:

Here CP of 100 erasers = Rs. 250/-  </p><p>Let SP of 100 erasers = Rs. 4X</p><p>then SPof 25 erasers = Rs4X * 25/ 100 = X</p><p></p><p>Given Loss = SPof 25 erasers = X </p><p>or CP - SP =X</p><p></p><p>or 100 - 4X = X </p><p>or 5X= 100</p><p></p><p>or X= 20 </p><p>Therefore SP = 4X = 20 * 4 = Rs. 80/- </p><p>Loss = X = Rs. 20/-</p><p></p><p>Loss%ge= Loss/ CP * 100% = 20/ 100 * 100% = 20% </p><p>In the given case loss percent is 20% (Answer)

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