A business man bought 3 pigs for $705 and sold them for $1076. He bought them back for $504 and sold again for $762. How much did the business man gain or lose on these transactions?
$2 gain
$596 gain
No loss, no gain.
$629 gain

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First transaction ( 1076 - 705 ) = 371 (gain). Second transaction ( 762 - 504 ) = 258 (gain). Finally ( 371 + 258 ) = 629 (gain).