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A milkman sold two of his buffaloes for Rs 20,000 each. On one he made a gain of 5% and on the other a loss of 10%. Find his overall gain or loss. (Hint: Find CP of each)

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To solve the problem, we need to find the cost price (CP) of each buffalo and then determine the overall gain or loss made by the milkman. ### Step 1: Find the Cost Price of the First Buffalo The milkman sold the first buffalo for Rs 20,000 with a gain of 5%. Let the cost price of the first buffalo be CP1. Using the formula for selling price (SP) when there is a gain: ...
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