Answer to Question #151134 in Algebra for abishek.s

Question

kumar was vegetable seller ,he bought vegetables for$900 with the trasportation of $200.he sold the vegtables for $800 find profit or loss percentage

Answer 1

Loss = Cost price – Selling Price

Loss = $\$900+\$200-\$800=\$300$

Loss % = (100 × Loss)/Cost Price.

$$Loss\%=100\%\cdot\dfrac{\$300}{\$900+\$200}=27.27\%$$