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Instead of a metre scale, a cloth merchant uses a 120 cm scale while buying but uses an 80 cm scale while selling the same cloth. If he offers a discount of 20% on cash payment what is his overall profit percentage? `15 %` b. `20 %` c. `25 %` d. `40 %`

A

`20%`

B

`25%`

C

`40%`

D

`15%`

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