Question

by selling an article for rupees 770, a man incures a loss of rupees 110 . find his loss percentage.
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Answer 1

Answer:

loss % = 770-110= 660/770× 100= 85.714%

Answer 2

Answer:

12.5

Step-by-step explanation:

lt is given that

S.P of an article =Rs .770

Loss = Rs . 110

We know that

C.P.=S.P.+ loss

Substituting the values

=770 +110

= Rs.880

Here

loss%=[LOSS/C.P ×100]%

By further calculations

=100/8%

So we get

=25/2

12.5

ANSWER = 12.5