Question

by selling a purse for rupees 250 and general laws as one sixth of what it cost her find 1. the cost price of the per 2
her loss percentage

Answer 1

Selling Price = 250

loss part = 1/6 of cost


Let Cost be 'x'


loss will be = 1/6 ×x ÷ x/6

we know that

cost - loss = selling price

x - x/6 = 250

(6x - x)/6 = 250

5x/6= 250

x = 250×6/5 = 300 = cost price

cost Price>selling price

so loss exists

loss = cost price - selling price = 300 - 250 = 50

loss percentage

=( loss/Cost price)×100

=(50/300)×100

=5000/300

=16.66%