Question

By selling 36 Oranges, a vendor suffers a loss equal to the selling price of 4 Oranges. Find the loss percent.

Hint.(CP of 36 Oranges)-(SP of 36 Oranges)= SP of 4 Oranges
= CP of 36 Oranges = SP of 40 Oranges
Let the CP of each Orange be Rs. 1

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Answer 1

Answer:

10% loss

Step-by-step explanation:

Let c.p of 1 orange = x

therefore c.p of 36 oranges = 36x

let s.p per orange = s

therefore sp of 36 oranges = 36s

loss as given = sp of 4 oranges = 4s

but,as per definition of loss,

LOSS= C.P-S.P

i.e. 4s = 36x - 36s

4s + 36s = 36x

40s = 36x

therefore : s = 9x/10

now, loss% = loss X 100 / C.P

loss% = 4s X 100 / 36x

substitute s = 9x/10

loss% = 4 X 9x/10 X100 /36x

= 10

therefore loss is 10%

Answer 2

Let c.p of 1 orange = x

therfore c.p of 36 oranges = 36x

let s.p per orange = s

therefore sp of 36 oranges = 36s

loss as given = sp of 4 oranges

= 4s but,as per definition of loss,

LOSS= C.P-S.P

i.e. 4s = 36x - 36s 4s + 36s = 36x 40s

= 36x therefore : s = 9x/10 now,

loss% = loss X 100 / C.P loss%

= 4s X 100 /36x substitute

s = 9x/10

loss% = 4 X 9x/10 X100 /36x = 10

therefore loss is 10%

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