By selling 45 lemons, a vendor loses a sum equal to the selling price

1.	By selling 45 lemons, a vendor loses a sum equal to the selling price of 3 lemons. Find his loss percent.
Answer» Let X be the sellling price of one lemon number of lemon = 45 so total selling price = 45X loss = selling price of 3 lemon = 3X So total cost = selling price + loss = 45X+3X =48X Loss % = loss/total cost100 = 3X/48X 100 = 3/48 *100 = 100/16 = 6.25%

By selling 45 lemons, a vendor loses a sum equal to the selling price of 3 lemons. Find his loss percent.

Answer»

Let X be the sellling price of one lemon

number of lemon = 45

so total selling price = 45X

loss = selling price of 3 lemon = 3X

So total cost = selling price + loss = 45X+3X =48X

Loss % = loss/total cost*100

= 3X/48X *100

= 3/48 *100

= 100/16 = 6.25%