Question

By selling a article ,a man gets a loss 25% on selling price.find the loss percentage on cost price

Answer 1

Answer : $\bold{Loss \: Percentage \: = \: 20 \%}$


Explanation -


Given :

Loss % = 25 % on selling price.


Let the selling price = 100


Finding Loss -

loss on Selling Price -

Selling Price = 100

Loss = 100 x 25/100 = 25.

Loss = 25.


Finding the Cost Price -

Cost Price = Selling Price + loss

Cost Price = 100 + 25

Cost Price = 125


Finding loss Percentage on cost price -


$loss \: percentage \: = \dfrac{loss}{cp} \times 100$



$= \dfrac{25}{125} \times 100 = 20\%$



Hence :


$\bold{Loss \: Percentage \: = \: 20 \%}$

Answer 2

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