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The loss per cent on selling 140 geometry boxes at the loss of S.P. of 10 geometry boxes is equal to _________.

Let the selling price of 1 geometry box be ₹1.


So, the selling price for 140 geometry boxes = ₹1 × 140 = ₹140


Similarly, selling price of 10geometry boxes = ₹1 × ₹10 = ₹10


Loss = selling price of 10 geometry boxes = ₹10


∴ loss percentage =


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= % = %


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