SSC Sample Paper SSC CGL - Sample Paper-4

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    A man sells two tables at the same price. On one he makes a profit of 10% and on the other he suffers a loss of 10%. His loss per cent on the whole transaction is

    A)  0                                

    B)  1        

    C)  2                                

    D)  5

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    If the SP of each of the two items sold be the same, on one of them there is x% loss and on other there is a gain of x%, then there is always a loss given by the rule = x% of x or \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{100}%\] \[\therefore \]      Loss per cent \[=\frac{{{(10)}^{2}}}{100}=1%\]


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