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Rekha bought a saree for Rs 1240 and sold it for Rs 1147. Find her loss and loss percent.

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Rekha bought a sareee for Rs `1240` and sold it for Rs `1147`.
Loss=`C.p-S.p`
=`1240 1147=93`
Loss%=`( Loss)/(C.p.) *100`=`7.5%`.
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