Question

A man loses an amount equal to the selling price of 4 apples on selling 36 apples. His loss per cent is

• A. 12.5
• B. 11.11
• C. 10
• D. 9

Answer 1

The correct option is C 10

$(C.P.of36apples)-(S.P.of36apples)=Loss=(S.P.of4apples)$
$S.P.of40apples=C.P.of36apples$
Let C.P. of each mango be Re. 1.
C.P. of 40 apples = Rs. 40; S.P. of 40 apples = Rs. 36
$\therefore losspercentage=\frac{4}{40}\times 100=10$%