Question

Mrs Kadam bought a TV for Rupees 16400 and sold it for rupees 13120 what was his profit or loss percent

Answer 1

$given \\ cp = 16400 \\ sp = 13120 \\ here \: cp > sp \: \\ so \: he \: got \: loss \\ loss = cp - sp \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 16400 - 13120 \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 3280 \\ loss \: percentage = \frac{loss}{cp} \times 100 \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = \frac{3280}{16400} \times 100 \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 20\%$