Multiple choice

On selling 144 articles a man lost amount equal to selling price of 6 articles. Then what is the percentage of loss? 144 वस्तुओं को बेचने पर एक व्यक्ति को 6 वस्तुओं के विक्रय मूल्य के बराबर हानि हुई | तदनुसार उसके घाटे का प्रतिशत कितना है ?

  1. 4

  2. 5

  3. 3

  4. 6
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Explanation

Let SP = selling price per article. Loss = 144(CP - SP) = 6SP, so 144CP = 150SP, meaning CP/SP = 150/144 = 25/24. Loss per article = CP - SP = 25 - 24 = 1 unit on CP of 25. Loss percentage = (1/25) × 100 = 4%. The loss of 6 articles' SP is distributed across 144 articles sold.

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