Question

by selling 42 oranges maN person losses from equal to the selling price of 8 orangesfind the loss percent

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Let be S.P of one Orange “X”

He sold 42 Oranges and loss of 8 oranges selling price.



Which means 42x+8x=Cost price

Percentage of loss or gain always based on cost price


here % of loss
$= \frac{8x}{50x} \times 100 \\ = 16\%$
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