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Mr. Jones' Pipes

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February 14, 2009

Problem Statement

Mr. Jones sold two pipes at $1.20 \$ 1.20 each. Based on the cost, his profit one was 20% 20 \% and his loss on the other was 20% 20 \%. On the sale of the pipes, he: <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> broke even<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> lost 4 cents<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> gained 4 cents<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> lost 10 cents<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> gained 10 cents <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \text{broke even} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \text{lost } 4\text{ cents} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \text{gained } 4\text{ cents} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \text{lost } 10 \text{ cents} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{gained } 10 \text{ cents}