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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 step by step, we will find the cost price (CP) of each buffalo, calculate the gain or loss for each buffalo, and then determine the overall gain or loss. ### Step 1: Find the Cost Price of the First Buffalo Let the cost price of the first buffalo be \( X \). According to the problem, the milkman sold the first buffalo for Rs. 20,000 with a gain of 5%. The selling price (SP) can be expressed in terms of the cost price (CP) as follows: ...
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