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The marked price of an article is 10% more than the cost price and a discount of 10% is given on the marked price. The seller has

When two similar items are sold at same price, one at a gain and other at a loss of same percent. Then always a loss will be occurred.


Loss % = (Common Loss and Gain Percent / 10)2


= (10/10)2


= (1)2


= 1


So, Loss will be 1%.

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