Question

The cost price of 19 articles is same as the selling price of 29 articles. What is loss percentage?
A.0.523
B.0.35
C.34.48
D.0.3

Answer 1

let CP=x and SP=y
now 19x=29y...
=> y/x=19/29
hence, loss %=x-y/x*100
i.e. (1-y/x)*100
(1-19/29)*100
34.48
hence. C opt is correct