Question

if the selling price of an article is 4 by 5 th of its cost price find the loss percent​

Answer 1

Answer:

20%

Step-by-step explanation:

let the cost price be Rs X

then,sp= Rs4x/5

now,loss=cp-sp=x-4x/5=X/5

or,loss%=loss*/cp

X*100/5*X=20%