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A cloth merchant sold half of his cloth at 20% profit, half of the remaining at 20% loss and the rest was sold at the cost price. In the total transaction, his gain or loss will be a. Neither loss nor gain b. `5%\ los s` c. `5%\ ga in` d. `10 %\ ga in`

A

Neither gain nor loss

B

5 % loss

C

5 % gain

D

10% gain

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