Question

by selling 45 lemons,a vendor loses a sum equal to the selling price of 3 lemons.
find his loss percent

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

6.25%

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Sp of 1 lemon be x

SP of 45 lemons = 45 x

Los = SP of 3 lemons = 3x

CP = SP+Loss = 45x+3x = 48x

Loss% = $\frac{Loss}{CP} \times 100$

Loss% = $\frac{3x}{48x} \times 100$

Loss% = $6.25\%$

Hence the loss % is 6.25%