Question

By selling 35 lemons, a vendor loses a sum equal to the selling price of 3 lemons. Find his loss percent.

Answer 1

Let the S.P. of one lemon be x.

S.P. of 35 lemons=35x

Loss=3x

C.p. =loss+sp=38x

ATQ

Loss%=loss÷cp×100=3÷38×100=7.89%