A milkman sold two of his buffaloes for each. On one he made a gain of and on the other a loss of . Find his overall gain or loss. (Find CP of each).
The selling price of buffalo
He made a gain of in buffalo.
We know :
The cost price of buffalo
The selling price of buffalo
He made a loss of in buffalo.
We know :
The cost price of buffalo
If the total cost price is more than the total selling price, then there is overall a loss. So,
Hence, the overall loss is .