Question

By selling a fan for rupees 720, a trader incurs a loss of 20% . find the loss amount

Answer 1

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SHOPKEEPER MADE A LOSS OF 20%

MEANS THE ACTUAL PRICE WAS 100 % ....

AND 20 % LOSS...

MEANS HE SOLD IT FOR

100 - 20 % = 80%

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SO 80 / 100 = 720 / ?

100 * 720 / 80

900RS....

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Answer 2

let the CP be s
20%of s
=20s/100
=1s/5

1s/5+720
=s/5+720
=5/5+3600/5(multiplied by 5)
3605/5=
721