document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363523>Question 363523</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a person buys a horse for 15 pounds, after one year he sells it for 20 pounds. after one year, again he buys the same horse at 30 pounds and sells it for 40 pounds what is the profit for that person?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in some web site, they have given answer as 15 pounds profit. but,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my answer is \"15 pounds loss\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "whether this is correct are not? please provide me with correct explanation. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution: In the first year the profit is 20-15 = 5 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the second year the profit is 40-30= 10 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so total profit = 5 +  10 = 15 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think this makes sense<BR>\n" );
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