Question

by selling 144 hens, swarn lost the selling price of 6 hens.find her lost percent

Answer 1

Loss= S.P. of 6 hens.
Since Loss=C.P-S.P
S.P. of 6 hens=C.P.of 144 hens-S.P. of 144 hens
or ,
S.P.of 6+144=150 hens=C.P. of 144 hens
C.P. of 144 hens=S.P. of 150 hens.
Loss%=$\frac{S.P. of . 6.hens}{S.P.of.150.hens}$*100=
4%
Ans: Her loss percent is 4%.