Question

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

Answer 1

Given: By selling 8 pens Shyam loses equal to the cost price of 2 pens.

To find: The loss percent

Let, the cost price of each pen=x$

The selling price of each pen=y$

Now to find the Loss =8x-8y

2x=8x-8y

2/8=(x-y)/x

2/8*100=(x-y)/x*100

By solving the above equation, we get

25%=loss percent.

Therefore answer:  The loss percentage Shyam has by selling 8 pens equal to the cost price of 2 pens is 25 percent.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

I can try.

let cost per pen be x.

CP of 2pens =2x=loss(ATQ)

loss%=loss/CP=(2x/8x)*100=25%

let me knw if its correct or not.