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A merchant professes to lose 4% on a certain tea but he uses a weight equal to 840g instead of 1 kg. Find his real loss or gain percent. a. `14 2/7%\ los s` b. `14 2/7%` gain c. `16 2/7%\ los s` d. `16 2/7%` gain

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