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By selling 144 hens ,mala lost the SP of 6 hens.find the loss%

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Solution

Let the selling price of each hen = x
Total selling price = 144x
loss = 6x
TotalCost price = 144x +6x = 150x

Percentage loss = (6x/150x)×100 = (6/150)×100 = 4%

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