A two-wheel drive tractor pulls an implement which requires a draft of 12.5 KN. The motion resistance of the tractor is 4.5 KN and the slip of the driver wheel is 20%. The transmission efficiency is 0.8. the percentage of power lost in converting engine power into drawbar power is ______

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