SOLUTION: 5 oranges are bought for $4.00 and later sold wth $0.10 each. Find the loss percent

SOLUTION: 5 oranges are bought for $4.00 and later sold wth $0.10 each. Find the loss percent

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Question 1073997: 5 oranges are bought for $4.00 and later sold wth $0.10 each. Find the loss percent

Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The entire purchase cost was $4.00.

Sold the five oranges done for , so a loss of $3.50.

Loss of 87.5%
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