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A merchant buys two items for 7500. He sells one item at a profit of 16% and the other item at 14% loss. In the deal he makes neither any profit nor any loss. What is the difference between the selling price of both the items? (in )

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An item was bought for X and sold for Y, thereby earning a profit of 20%. If the value of X been 15% less and the value of Y 76 less, a profit of 30% would have been earned. What was the value of 'X'?
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