Question

by selling 141 oranges a man lost the sp of 9 oranges find the loss percent

Answer 1

there is a trick in this question

141 oranges have been sold and 9 oranges have been lost

so  we will add them and then take out percentage

total oranges=141(oranges sold)+9(oranges lost)=150

we can find percentage by

 lost oranges divided by total oranges and then multiplying by 100

we get

(9/150)*100=6 percent

Answer 2

Define x:

Let x be the selling price of 1 orange

Selling Price of 141 oranges = 141x

Loss = 9x

Find the cost price:

Cost price = Selling Price + Loss

Cost price = 141x + 9x = 150x

Find the loss:

Loss = 9x

Loss Percentage = 9x/150x x 100 = 6%

Answer: The loss is 6%