9.--THE TWO AEROPLANES.

A man recently bought two aeroplanes, but afterwards found that they

would not answer the purpose for which he wanted them. So he sold them

for £600 each, making a loss of 20 per cent. on one machine and a profit

of 20 per cent. on the other. Did he make a profit on the whole

transaction, or a loss? And how much?

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