<p>A scout troop buys <img alt="$1000$" height="13" src="https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/e/e/6ee927e1332358c96c62c277441c907c4f51057f.png" width="35" /> candy bars at a price of five for <img alt="$2$" height="12" src="https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/1/c/41c544263a265ff15498ee45f7392c5f86c6d151.png" width="8" /> dollars. They sell all the candy bars at the price of two for <img alt="$1$" height="14" src="https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/c/e/dce34f4dfb2406144304ad0d6106c5382ddd1446.png" width="11" /> dollar. What was their profit, in dollars?</p>

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A scout troop buys $1000$ candy bars at a price of five for $2$ dollars. They sell all the candy bars at the price of two for $1$ dollar. What was their profit, in dollars?

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