document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054653>Question 1054653</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man sold two for Rs 1000 each.on one he again 30% and ane other he losses 20%.find the overall gain or loss % </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #670103 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=670103\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he sold two units of something for 1000 apiece.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the first unit he gains 30%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the second unit he loses 20%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the cost of the first unit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y = the cost of the second unit.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + .3 * x = 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - .2 * y = 1000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify these equations to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.3 * x = 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".8 * y = 1000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the first equation, solve for x to get x = 1000 / 1.3 = 769.2307692.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the second equation, solve for y to get y = 1000 / .8 = 1250.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your combined cost is x + y = 769.2307692 + 1250 = 2019.230769.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your combined sale price is 1000 + 1000 = 2000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your combined gain is the combined sale price minus the combined cost which is 2000 - 2019.230769 which is equal to -19.230769.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since combined loss is the opposite of combined gain, then your combined loss becomes 19.230769.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your combined loss percent becomes equal to your combined loss divided by your combined cost * 100 which becomes equal to 19.230769 / 2019.230769 * 100 which becomes equal to .9523809411% which can be rounded to .95%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your combined loss percent.\r<BR>\n" );
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