A man sold two cows at Rs. ,1995 each. On one he lost 10 % and on other he gained 10 % . What his ga

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A man sold two cows at $Rs. \,1995$ each. On one he lost $10 \%$ and on the other he gained $10 \% .$ What his gain or loss percent?

A

$4$

B

$2$

C

$0.5$

D

$1$

Solution

Here, since both gain and loss percent is same, hence the resultant value would be loss percent only.

$\Rightarrow \quad \operatorname{Loss} \%=\frac{ a ^{2}}{100} \quad[$ where $a =10 \%]=1 \%$

Standard 13

Quantitative Aptitude

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