Question

By selling 144 hens , Mala lost the S.p. of 6 hens.Find her loss percent.

Answer 1

Loss =6
Cp =144+6=150
%=6/150*100= 4%

Answer 2

Answer:

The loss percent is 4%.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that by selling 144 hens , Mala lost the S.p. of 6 hens.

loss on 144 hens is equal to the selling price of 6 hens.

$loss\times 144=SP\times 6$

$\frac{loss}{SP}=\frac{6}{144}$

$\frac{loss}{SP}=\frac{1}{24}$

The ratio of loss and SP is 1:24. Let the loss be x and the selling price be 24x.

$CP=SP+loss$

$CP=24x+x=25x$

The cost price is 25x.

The formula for loss percentage is

$loss\%=\frac{loss}{CP}\times 100$

$loss\%=\frac{x}{25x}\times 100$

$loss\%=4$

Therefore the loss percent is 4%.