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  1. A man sells two articles for $ 5000 each neither losing nor gaining in the deal. If he sold one of them at a gain of 25%, the other article is sold at a loss of
    1. 15
      2
      %
      3
    2. 16
      2
      %
      3
    3. 17
      1
      %
      3
    4. 18
      1
      %
      3
Correct Option: B

Here , SP of each article = $ 5000
at a gain of 25%,

CP of first article = 5000 ×
100
= $ 4000
125

∴ Loss on second article = $ 1000
∴ CP of second article = $ 6000
∴ If the loss percent be y%,
then
6000 × y
= 1000
100



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