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If a merchant offers a discount of 30% on the list price, then he makes a loss of 16%. What % profit or % loss will he make if he sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?

14 percent profit
4 percent loss
26 percent profit
8 percent profit

Correct Answer: 4 percent loss

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