A furniture seller sells two tables at Rs. 1500 each. He earned a profit of 20% on one table and suffered a loss of 20% on the another table. Net profit or loss in this deal is?

Q: A furniture seller sells two tables at Rs. 1500 each. He earned a profit of 20% on one table and suffered a loss of 20% on the another table. Net profit or loss in this deal is?

Overall loss % = (a 2 /100) % = (20 2 /100) % = 4% Thus, seller gets 4% loss in the deal.

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Overall loss % = (a²/100) % = (20²/100) % = 4%
Thus, seller gets 4% loss in the deal.

A furniture seller sells two tables at Rs. 1500 each. He earned a profit of 20% on one table and suffered a loss of 20% on the another table. Net profit or loss in this deal is?

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