Question

By selling $36$ oranges, a vendor suffers a loss equal to the selling price of $4$ oranges. Find the loss$\%$

Answer 1

Let selling price of an orange be $Re.1$

Therefore, SP of $36$ oranges $=Rs.36$

Loss $=Rs.4$

Hence, CP of $36$ oranges $=Rs.36+4=Rs.40$

$\therefore$ Loss $\%=\frac{4}{40}\times 100=10\%$