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A trader mixes some freely available drinking water with some quantity of pure milk that is procured from a reliable dairy and he sells out the mixture at `20%` discount. If the quantity of water is `20%` to that of pure milk, what is his overall profit/loss `(%)`?

A

`4%.`loss

B

`4%,profit`

C

No profit No loss

D

`4.4%`, profit

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