Question

jean bought a handbag for $80 and sold it for $50 calculate the percentage loss

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is $\frac{(80-50)×100}{80}\:=\:37.5\%$

Answer 2

ANSWER:

3.75%

STEP BY STEP :

CP=$80

SP=$50

loss=CP-SP

=$80-$50

=$30

loss percentage=(loss×100)/CP

=(30×100)/80

=(300)/80

=30/8 (or) (300)/80

=3.75%