Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: if the cost price of 17 articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles , what is the percentage of profit or loss that the merchant makes ? 
Options: a ) 20 % loss , b ) 6.25 % profit , c ) 33.33 % loss , d ) 30.33 % loss , e ) none of these
Output (English): b