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A trader sells one variety of sugar at ₹36 per kg, incurring a 10% loss, and another variety at ₹48 per kg, incurring a 20% loss. If he mixes the two varieties in equal quantities and sells the mixture at ₹42 per kg, what is his overall profit or loss percentage?
Loss = 50 − 42 = 8 Loss % = 8/50 × 100 = 16% Final Answer: 16% lossMore Previous year papers Questions
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