Question

By selling 8 pens shyam loses equal to the cost price of 2 pens find his loss prrcent

Answer 1

Let the cost of a pen be x ;
S.P of 8 pens = 8x
loss value = 2x

Loss % = (loss amount/S.P)×100
= 2x/8x × 100
= 200/8
= 25 %