Question

James has just sold his motorbike for £1890. He bought the motorbike for £2700. What was his percentage loss?

Answer 1

Loss = £2,700 - £1,890 = £810
810/2,700 x 100 = 30% loss

Answer 2

For this case we can make the following rule of three:

£ 2700 ----------------> 100%

£ 1890 ----------------> x

From here, we clear the value of x:

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Therefore, the percentage of loss will be:

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Answer:

his percentage loss was:

30%