Math, asked by ADITYA591, 1 year ago

If sp is 19 time of the loss what is the percentage of loss

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Answered by gaurav2013c
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According to question

SP = 19 * Loss
SP = 19 ( CP-SP)
SP = 19*CP - 19*SP
20 *SP = 19 * CP

Let CP be Rs a
SP = 19a/20

Loss = CP - SP
=a-19a/20
=(20 a - 19a) /20
= a/20

Loss % = Loss *100/ CP
= [(a/20) * 100] / a
= 5 %


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ADITYA591: but how the 20 comes there
gaurav2013c: where
ADITYA591: In place of Sp in 4 steps of first step
gaurav2013c: Because - 19SP is Transferred from the right hand side
gaurav2013c: so 1 SP + 19SP = 20SP
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