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By selling 45 lemons, a vendor loses a sum equal to the selling price of 3 lemons. Find his loss per cent.

Let × be the price of a lemons.


Selling Price of 3 lemons = 3x.


Selling Price of 45 lemons = 45x.


Cost Price of 45 lemons = 45 × + 3x


= 48x


Loss = CP - SP


= 48 × – 45x


= 3x




= 6.25%


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