Question

Q. rajendra bought a box of apple for 480.he had to sell it for rs 408 because they started getting over ripe find his loss per cent

Answer 1

$100 - ( \frac{408}{480} \times 100)\% \\ = 15\%$

Answer 2

cost price = 480/-
selling price = 408/-
loss = cp-sp
= 480 - 408
= 472/-
loss % =
$\frac{loss}{cp} \times 100 \\ \frac{72}{480} \times 100$
= 15%