1956 AHSME Problems/Problem 2

Problem #2

Mr. Jones sold two pipes at $\textdollar{ 1.20}$ each. Based on the cost, his profit on one was

$20$ % and his loss on the other was $20$ %. On the sale of the pipes, he:

$\textbf{(A)}\ \text{broke even}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{lost }4\text{ cents} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{gained }4\text{ cents}\qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{lost }10\text{ cents}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{gained }10\text{ cents}$

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1956 AHSME Problems/Problem 2

Problem #2

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