Question

By selling 35 greeting cards, a shopkeeper loses an amount equal to the selling
price of five greeting cards. Find his loss per cent.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let selling price of one Greeting Card = Rs.x → selling price of 35 Greeting Card = Rs. 35x

Loss = Rs. 5x

Cost Price of 35 greeting cards = Rs. (35+5)x= Rs. 40x

Loss% =

Loss

C.P

5x

= 40x

x 100

x 100 = 12.5%