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If the selling price of 18 oranges is equal to the cost price of 16 oranges, find the loss percent.

Selling price of 18 oranges = cost price of 16 oranges


Let cost price of 1 orange = Rs. X


Selling price of 18 oranges = Rs. 16X


∴selling price of 1 orange =


Loss =


= %


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