Question

if the selling price of a flower vase is 5/6 of its cost price,find the loss per cent.​

Answer 1

$\large\underline{\underline{\sf Given:}}$

• Selling price of flower vase= 5/8 of its cost price .

$\large\underline{\underline{\sf To\:Find:}}$

• Loss percent = ?

$\large\underline{\underline{\sf Solution:}}$

Let ,

Cost price of flower vase is = x

•°• Selling price of flower vase is =$\sf{\frac{5}{6}x}$

And ,

Loss = ${\sf x-\dfrac{5}{6}x}$

$\large\implies{\sf \dfrac{x}{6} }$

•°• Loss % = $\sf{\dfrac{\frac{x}{6}}{x}×100}$

$\large\implies{\sf \dfrac{x}{6}×\dfrac{1}{x}×100}$

$\large\implies{\sf \frac{50}{3} }$

$\large\implies{\sf 16.6 }$%

$\Large\underline{\underline{\sf Answer:}}$

•°•Loss percent of flower vase is 16.6%