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By selling 24 pens, a vendor lost the selling price of 6 pens. Find the loss percent

Let the selling price of one pen be \(s\). The loss on 24 pens is \(6s\), so the cost of 24 pens is \(24s+6s=30s\). Loss percent is \(\frac{6s}{30s}\times100=20\%\).

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By selling 24 pens, a vendor lost the selling price of 6 pens. Find the loss percent

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Let the selling price of one pen be ss. The loss on 24 pens is 6s6s, so the cost of 24 pens is 24s+6s=30s24s+6s=30s. Loss percent is 6s30s×100=20%\frac{6s}{30s}\times100=20\%.

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