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The selling price of 30 fans is equal to the purchase price of 25 fans. What is the profit or loss in…

If the selling price of 30 fans equals the cost price of 25 fans, then each fan sells for \(\frac{25}{30} = \frac{5}{6}\) of its cost. The loss per fan is \(\frac{1}{6}\) of…

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The selling price of 30 fans is equal to the purchase price of 25 fans. What is the profit or loss in percentage?

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If the selling price of 30 fans equals the cost price of 25 fans, then each fan sells for 2530=56\frac{25}{30} = \frac{5}{6} of its cost. The loss per fan is 16\frac{1}{6} of cost, which is 1623%16\frac{2}{3}\%.

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