A merchant uses a weight of 125 gram instead of 100 gram while buying an article. He used 80 gram instead of 100 gram while selling. He marked up the price by 20% and then offers 20% discount. Find the overall profit or loss percentage.

A merchant uses a weight of 125 gram instead of 100 gram while buying

1.	A merchant uses a weight of 125 gram instead of 100 gram while buying an article. He used 80 gram instead of 100 gram while selling. He marked up the price by 20% and then offers 20% discount. Find the overall profit or loss percentage.
A.	20%
B.	30%
C.	40%
D.	50%
Answer» E.

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