The businessman is figuring out what caused his business to be lost.
The businessman is finding out what caused his business to be lost.
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Figure out means to use reason to reach a logical answer Find out means to learn or discover how something has happened. I was trying to find out a way to reach that town. I was figuring out what might have led him to take such a decision.
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Figure out means to use reason to reach a logical answer
Find out means to learn or discover how something has happened.
I was trying to find out a way to reach that town.
I was figuring out what might have led him to take such a decision.
Now coming to your sentence, you can consider this:
The businessman was finding out/figuring o
kumenglishThe businessman is figuring out what has caused his business to make a loss.be lost.
"is figuring out" suggests he's doing that right at the time of speaking. "is trying to figure out" is more likely.
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kumenglishThe businessman is figuring out what caused his business to be lost.
The businessman is finding out what caused his business to be lost.
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A few suggestions in addition to those already suggested above.
The entrepreneur is trying to determine why his business failed.
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