Let the cost price of the article be x. Cost price of the article = 3/2 × (selling price of the article) x = 3/2 × (selling price of the article) Selling price of the article = 2x/3 Loss = cost price of the article - selling price of the article = x – 2x/3 = x/3 Loss percentage = {Loss/ (cost price of the article)} × 100 = {(x/3)/x} × 100 = 100/3 ∴Loss=33