Question

By selling 33m of carpet a man loses an amount equal to the selling price of 6m carpet. Find his gain or loss percent

Answer 1

Given that
Let the price of one carpet be x. Then,
Loss = Selling price of 6 carpets = ₹6
Cost Price = Selling Price + Loss
= ₹(33+6)
= ₹39
Loss % = Loss/Cost Price × 100
= 6/39 ×100
= 200/13 %
= 15 unit 5/3 %.


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Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the price of one carpet be x. Then,

Loss = Selling price of 6 carpets = ₹6

Cost Price = Selling Price + Loss

= ₹(33+6)

= ₹39

L% = L/CP× 100

= 6/39 ×100

= 200/13

=15. 38