A vendor buys bananasat 3 for a rupee and sells at 4 for a rupee find its loss percentage

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$D e a r S t u d e n t, S o l u t i o n) S u p p o s e t h e n u m b e r o f b a n a n a s b o u g h t = 12 {h e r e w e t a k e L C M o f 3 a n d 4 = 12} N o w, C P o f b a n a n a s = \frac{1}{3} \times 12 = R s . 4 a n d S P o f b a n a n a s = \frac{1}{4} \times 12 = R s . 3 N o w, L o s s = C P - S P = R s . (4 - 3) = R s . 1 T h e r e f o r e, L o s s % = (\frac{L o s s}{C P} \times 100) % = (\frac{1}{4} \times 100) % = 25 % R e g a r d s!$

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