Question

the cost price of an article is 5/4 times its selling price find loss or profit as percent

Answer 1

Let's take Eg.The SP is ₹40 then CP is 5/4 times which is equal to ₹50 so there is a loss of ₹10 and Percentage is 20%

Answer 2

The s.p is ₹40 then c.p is 5/4 times which is equal to ₹50 so there is a loss ₹ 10 and percentage is 20%