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The selling price of 80 items is equal to the cost price of 72 items. What is the percentage of loss incurred in the transaction?

  1. A
    9%
  2. B
    11
    9
    1
    ​
    %
  3. C
    12%
  4. D
    10%

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Given:
80×SP=72×CP
CP
SP
​
=
80
72
​
=
10
9
​

Let CP=10 and SP=9.

Loss=CP−SP=10−9=1
Loss %=(
CP
Loss
​
)×100=(
10
1
​
)×100=10%

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The selling price of 80 items is equal to the cost price of 72 items. What is the percentage of loss incurred in the transaction?
A
9%
B
11
9
1
​
%
C
12%
D
10%

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