A merchant sold two items for Rs.1700 each, and makes a profit of 25% from the first item and a loss of 20% from the second item. calculate the total gain or loss.
Options:
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 4 Stream of consciousness:
(25*20)/100 = 5%loss
Thus, the answer is (B).