Question

If by selling 25 chairs there is a loss equal to cost price of 5 chairs find the loss%​

Answer 1

Your answer is -

Let, the cost of one chair is $x

So, cost of 25 chair is $25x

and cost of 5chair is $5x

loss = $5x

loss% = 5x/25x × 100

= 100/5

= 20%

hence,there is 20% loss .

Hope it helps you

Answer 2

Let, the cost of one chair is Rs.x

So, cost of 25 chair is Rs.25x

and cost of 5chair is Rs.5x

loss = Rs.5x

loss% = 5x/25x x 100

= 100/5

= 20%