By selling 144 eggs, Anuj lost the S.P. of 6 eggs. Find his loss percent.

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Let S.P of 1 egg $= R s 1$
$∴$ S.P. of 144 eggs $= R s 144 \times 1 = R s 144$
and, Loss = S.P of 6 eggs $= R e 1 \times 6 = R s 6$
$∴$ C.P of 144 eggs = S.P + Loss $= R s 144 + R s 6 = R s 150$
Therefore, loss% $= \frac{L o s s}{C . P} \times 100 = \frac{6}{150} \times 100 = 4$
Thus, Anuj's loss is 4%

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By selling 144 eggs, Anuj lost the S.P. of 6 eggs. Find his loss percent.

Let S.P of 1 egg =Rs1 ∴ S.P. of 144 eggs =Rs 144×1=Rs 144 and, Loss = S.P of 6 eggs =Re1×6=Rs 6 ∴ C.P of 144 eggs = S.P + Loss =Rs 144+Rs 6=Rs 150 Therefore, loss% =LossC.P×100=6150×100=4 Thus, Anuj's loss is 4%