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Question 1085046: By selling 15 dozens bananas , a fruit seller lost an amount equal to the selling price of 20 bananas .find the loss percent.
Found 2 solutions by Betty Andama, ikleyn:
Answer by Betty Andama(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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12x15=180
180-20=160
(160/180)x100=88.89% lost

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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12x15=180

(20/180)x100 = 11.11% lost.

The correct answer is 11.11%.