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Cost of 3 cricket balls = cost of 2 pairs of leg pads cost of 3 pairs of leg pads = cost of 2 pars of gloves cost of
3 pairs of gloves=cost of 2 cricket bat if a cricket bat costs Rs.54, what is the cost of a cricket ball?
1)4
2)51
3)61
4)16
5)None
If by selling an article for RS.100, a man gains Rs.15 then his gain percent Is
1)17 17/11%
2)11 11/17
3)17 11/17
4)18
5)None
What is the loss percent if a man loses Rs.10 on selling and article for Rs.100?
1)70%
2) 135%
3)18%
4)17%
5)None
A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs.2564.36. Approximately what was his profit percent if the cost price of the
article was Rs.2400?
1)7%
2) 8%
3) 15%
4) 21%
5)None
A man sold an article for Rs.247.50, thereby gaining 12 ½% . The cost of the article was.
1)Rs.220
2) Rs.200
3) Rs.140
4)None
A retailer buys a radio for Rs.225. His overhead expenses are Rs.15 he sells the radio for Rs.300. The profit
percent of the retailer is
1)25
2)51
3)29
4)24
5)None
A shopkeeper bought an article for Rs.319.60. Approximately at what price should he sell the article to make
25% profit
1)Rs.400
2) Rs.200
3) Rs.300
4)499
5)None
If the selling price of an article is 4/3 times its cost price, the profit percent is
1)33/13
2)33/11
3)13/33
4)33
5)None
There would be 10% loss if a to is sold at RS.10.80 per piece. At what price should it be sold to earn a profit
of 20%
1)Rs.15
2) Rs.14.40
3) Rs.14.04
4)Rs. 14.14
5)None
By selling an article for Rs.19.50 a dealer makes a profit of 30% by how much should he increase his selling
price so as to make a profit of 40%
1)Rs.1.50
2) Rs.1.60
3) Rs.1.05
4)Rs.1.4
5)None
Rahim buys mangoes at the rate of 3kg for Rs.21 and sells them at 5kg for Rs.50. To earn Rs.102 as profit, he
must sell. Ans 34kg
1)34 kg
2) 30 kg
3)33 kg
4)35 kg
5)None
If books bought at prices ranging from Rs.200 to Rs.350 are sold at prices ranging from Rs.300 to Rs.425,
what is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling eight books ?
1)Rs.1800
2) Rs.1600
3) Rs.1850
4)Rs.1700
5)None
. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as selling price of 15 articles. The profit percent in the transaction is
1)33 2/3
2) 33 1/3
3) 33 1/3
4)33 1/4
5)None
A man sells 320 mangoes at the cost price of 400 mangoes. His gain perecent is
1)30%
2) 25%
3)15%
4)17%
5)None
Q.15. If the cost price of 12 tables is equal to the selling price of 16 tables, the loss percent is
1)30%
2) 24%
3)25%
4)17%
5)None
Q.16. If the selling price of 18 articles is equal to the CP of 21 articles the loss or gain percent .
1)16 2/3% Profit
2) 16 3/2% loss
3)16 2/3% loss
4)16 3/2 Profit% 5)None
Q.17. If by selling 100 mangoes the CP of 120 mangoes is realized the gain percent is
1)6 2/3%
2) 6 1/11%
3)6 1/3%
4)6 3/2%
5)None
Q.18. By selling a pen for Rs.15, a man loses one sixteenth of what it costs him. The cost of the pen is Rs.16
1)Rs.1.50
2) Rs.1.60
3) Rs.1.05
4)Rs.1.4
5)None
Q.19. By selling an article, sheetal earned a profit equal to 1/4th of the price he bought it. If he sold it for Rs.375
what was the cost price
1)Rs.300
2) Rs.200
3) Rs.350
4)Rs.320
5)None
Q.20. A shopkeeper on selling a pen for Rs.10, loses 1/11 of what it costs him. His cost price is .
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1)11
2)12
3)10
4)15
5)None
A fruit seller purchases oranges at the rate of 3 for Rs.5 and sells them at 2 for Rs.4. His profit in the
transaction is
1)29%
2) 20%
3)30%
4)40%
5)None
If I purchased 11 books for Rs.10 and sold all the books at the rate of 10 books for Rs.11, the profit percent is
1)21%
2) 20%
3)22%
4)24%
5)None
A man bought a number of oranges at 3 for a rupee and an equal number at 2 for a rupee. At what price per
dozen should be sell them to make a profit of 20%?
1)Rs.6
2) Rs.2
3) Rs.5
4)Rs.8
5)None
A man buys eggs at 2 for Re.1 and an equal number at 3 for Rs.2 and sells the whole at 5 for Rs.3. His gain or
loss per cent is ?
1)2 2/3%
2) 2 6/7% gain
3)2 1/2%
4)4 3/2%
5)None
Ajay bought 15 kg os dhal at the rate of Rs.14.50 per kg and 10kg at the rate of Rs.13 per kg. He mixed the
two and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs.15 per kg. What was his total gain in this transaction?
1)Rs.27.50
2) Rs.27.28
3) Rs.27
4)Rs.26
5)None
Toffees are bought at the rate of 3 for a rupee. To gain 50% they must be sold at?
1)Rs.6
2) Rs.2
3) Rs.3
4)Rs.4
5)None
When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must the plot be sold in order to gain
15%?
1)Rs.24500
2) Rs.25300
3) Rs.25000
4)Rs.28000
5)None
If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent
1) 80%
2) 70%
3)50%
4)100% 5)None
A man bought apples at the rate of 8 for Rs.34 and sold them at the rate of 12 for Rs.57. How many apples
should be sold to earn a net profit of Rs. 45?
1)90
2) 80
3) 90
4)50
5)None
A man bought some oranges at Rs.10 per dozen and bought the same number of oranges at Rs.8 per dozen. He
sold these oranges at Rs.11 per dozen and gained Rs. 120. The total number of oranges bought by him was
1)40 dozen
2) 60 dozen
3) 50 dozen
4)30 dozen
5)None
A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs.225 for it, the cost
price of the bicycle for A is:
1)Rs.110
2)Rs.120
3)Rs.125
4)Rs.150
5)None
If 5% more is gained by selling an article for Rs.350 than by selling it for Rs.340, the cost of the article is:
1)Rs.50
2)Rs.160
3)Rs.200
4)Rs.225
5)None
Hemant sold 10 sarees for a total profit of Rs.460 and 12 sarees for a total profit of Rs.144. At what profit per
saree should he sell the remaining 20 sarees so that he gets an average profit of Rs.18 per saree?
1)Rs.7.40
2)Rs.7.60
3)Rs.7.80
4)Rs.8
5)None
What is the selling price of a car? If the cost of the car is Rs. 60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is
earned?
1) Rs. 66
2)Rs.77
3)Rs.68
4)Rs69
5)None
The cost of an item is Rs. 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price?
1)14.86
2)13.86
3)12
4)12.11
5)None
A man gains 10% by selling a certain article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, the profit
made is :
1)110%
2)120%
3)100%
4)150%
5)None
. Kanaka owns aplot worth Rs.10,000. He sells it to Raman at 10% profit Raman sells the plot back to kanaka
at a loss of 10%. In the whole transaction kanaka gets :
1)Rs.1200
2)Rs.1300
3)Rs.1100
4)Rs.1180
5)None
Profit after selling a commodity for Rs. 425 is the same as the loss after selling it for Rs. 355. What is the cost
of the commodity?
1)390
2)390
3)380
4)400
5)None
An article when sold at a gain of 5% yields Rs.15 more than when sold at a loss of 5%. What is the cost price?
1)Rs.120
2)Rs.180
3)Rs.150
4)Rs.130
5)None
A reduction of 25% in the price of eggs will enable one to buy 4 dozen more eggs for Rs.96. What is the price
per dozen?
1)Rs.12
2)Rs.13
3)Rs.8
4)Rs.7
5)None
If an article is sold at 5% gain instead of 5% loss, the seller gets Rs.6.72 more. The Cost Price of the article is
1)Rs.67.20
2)Rs.67.02
3)Rs.11
4)Rs.1180
5)None
Two-third of a consignment was sold at a profit of 5% and the remainder at a loss of 2%. If the total profit was
Rs.400, the value of the consignment
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1)Rs. 15000
2)Rs.10000
3)Rs.11000
4)Rs.14000
5)None
1).Rahul purchased a scooter at13/15𝑡ℎ of its selling price and sold it at 12% more than its selling price. His
gain is:
1) 20%
2) 29 3 23 %
3) 38 1 13 %
4) 30%
5)None
A man buys an article for 10% less than its value and sells it for 10% more than its value. His gain or loss
percent is:
1) No profit, no loss
2) Less than 20% profit 3) 20% profit
4) More than 20% profit 5)None
.Samant bought a microwave oven and paid 10% less than the original price. He sold it with 30% profit price
he had paid. What percentage of profit did Samant earn on the original price?
1) 17%
2) 20%
3) 32%
4) 27%
5)None
4).If 5% more is gained by selling an article for Rs. 350 than by selling it for Rs. 340, the cost of the article is:
1) Rs. 50
2) Rs. 225
3) Rs. 200
4) Rs. 160
5)None
5).If a man reduces the selling price of a fan from Rs. 400 to Rs. 380, his loss increases by 2%. The cost price
of the fan is:
1) Rs. 480
2) Rs. 600
3) Rs. 500
4) Rs.320
5)None
An article when sold at a gain of 5% yields Rs. 15 more than when sold at a loss of 5%. Its cost price would
be:
1) Rs. 150
2) Rs. 200
3) Rs. 250
4) Rs 300
5)None
A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of 12 1 2 %. Had he sold it for Rs. 51.80 more, he would have earned a
profit of 6%. The cost price of the article is:
1) Rs. 280
2) Rs. 380
3) Rs. 300
4) Rs. 400
5)None
.The difference between the cost price and sale price of an article is Rs. 240. If the profit is 20%, the selling
price is:
1) Rs. 1240
2) Rs. 1400
3) Rs. 1600
4) Rs. 1200
5)None
A dealer sold an article at a loss of 212%. Had he sold it for Rs. 100 more, he would have gained 712%. To
gain 1212%, he should sell it for:
1) Rs. 850
2) Rs. 1080
3) Rs. 925
4) Rs. 1125
5)None
Q.52. .The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of the
two selling prices is
1) 51 : 52
2) 52 : 53
3) 51 : 53
4) 52 : 55
5)None
Q.53. A shopkeeper sells two watches for Rs. 308 each. On one he gets 12% profit and on the other 12% loss. His
profit or loss in the entire transaction was:
1) Neither profit, not loss
2) 111 25 % loss3) 11125% profit
4) 3225% loss 5)None
Q.54. A man sells two flats at the rate of Rs. 1,995 lakhs each. On one he gains 5% and on the other, he loses 5%.
His gain or loss percentage in the whole transaction is:
1) 0.25% loss
2) 0.25% gain
3) 2.5 loss
4) 25% loss
5)None
Q.55. .A man sells two commodities for Rs. 4000 each, neither losing nor gaining in the deal. If he sold one
commodity at a gain of 25%, the other commodity is sold at a loss of:
1) 1623%
2) 1829%
3) 25%
4) 26%
5)None
Q.56. .A house and a shop were sold for RS. 1 lakh each. In this transaction, the house sale resulted into 20% loss
whereas the shop sale resulted into 20% profit. The entire transaction resulted in:
1) No loss, no gain
2) Loss of Rs.112lakh 3) Loss of Rs.18lakh 4) Gain of Rs.12Lakh 5)None
Q.57. .Ranjan purchased 120 tables at a price of Rs. 110 per table. He sold 30 tables at profit of Rs. 12 per table and
75 tables at a profit of Rs. 14 per table. The remaining tables were sold at a loss of Rs. 7 per table. What is the
average profit per tables?
1) Rs. 12.80
2) Rs. 10.875
3) Rs. 10.04
4) Rs. 12.875 5)None
Q.58. Hemant sold 10 sarees for a total profit of Rs. 460 and 12 sarees for a total profit of Rs. 144. At what profit
per saree should he sell the remaining 20 sarees so that he gets an average profit of Rs. 18 per saree?
1) Rs. 7.80
2) Rs. 7.60
3) Rs. 7.40
4) Rs. 8
5)None
Q.59. .Sanket purchased 20 dozen notebooks at Rs. 48 per dozen. He sold 8 dozen at 10% profit and the remaining
12 dozen with 20% profit. What is his profit percentage in the transaction?
1) 19.2
2) 15
3) 16
4) 7.68
5)None
Q.60. .A man purchased sugar worth Rs. 400. He sold34th at a loss of 10% and theremainder at a gain of 10%. On
the whole, he gets:
1) A loss of 5% 2) A loss of 5 5 19 % 3) A gain of 5 12%
4) A loss of 5119%
5)None
Q.61. .A businessman sold23of his stock at a gain of 20% and the rest at a gain of 14%.The overall percentage of
gain to the businessman is:
1) 20%
2) 17%
3) 18%
4) 12%
5)None
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Q.62. A cloth merchant sold half of his cloth at 20% profit, half of the remaining at 20% loss and the rest was sold at
the cost price. In the total transaction, his gain or loss will be:
1) Neither loss nor gain 2) 10% gainwww.ibpsgu3) 5% gain
4) 5% loss
5)None
Q.63. A person purchases 90 clocks and sells 40 clocks at a gain of 10% and 50 clocks at a gain of 20%. If he sold
all of them at a uniform profit of 15%, then he would have got Rs. 40 less. The cost price of each clock is:
1) Rs. 50
2) Rs. 90
3) Rs. 80
4) Rs. 60
5)None
Q.64. A person earns 15% on an investment but losses 10% on another investment. If the ratio of the two
investments be 3:5, what is the gain or loss on the two investments taken together?
1) 1318% loss
2) 614% loss
3) 1318gain
4) 14677 gain 5)None
Q.65. A man bought goods worth Rs. 6000 and sold half of them at a gain of 10%. At what gain percent must he sell
the remainder so as to get a gain of 25% on the whole?
1) 35%
2) 30%
3) 25%
4) 40%
5)None
Q.66. .A fruit seller has 24 kg of apple. He sells a part of these at a gain of 20% and the balance at a loss of 5%. If
on the whole he earns a profit of 10%, the amount of apples sold at a loss is:
1) 4.6 kg
2) 11.4 kg
3) 9.6 kg
4) 6 kg
5)None
Q.67. Two-third of a consignment was sold at a profit of 5% and the remainder at a loss of 2%. If the total profit was
Rs. 400, the value of the consignment (in Rs) was:
1) 20,000
2) 12,000
3) 15,000
4) 10,000
5)None
Q.68. A trader purchases a watch and a wall clock for Rs. 390. He sells them making a profit of 10% on the watch
and 15% on the wall clock. He earns a profit of Rs. 5250. The difference between the original prices of the
wall clock and the watch is equal to:
1) Rs. 100
2) Rs. 80
3) Rs. 110
4) Rs. 120
5)None
Q.69. Albert buys 4 horses and 9 cows for Rs. 13,400. If he sells the horses at 10% profit and the cows at 20%
profit, then he earns a total profit of Rs. 1800. The cost of a horse is:
1) Rs. 2500
2) Rs. 2000
3) Rs. 3000
4) Rs. 1000
5)None
Q.70. A man purchases two clocks A and B at a total cost of Rs. 650. He sells A with 20%profit and B at a loss of
25% and gets the same selling price for both the clocks. What are the purchasing prices of A and B
respectively?
1) Rs. 300, Rs. 350
2) Rs. 250, Rs. 400
3) Rs. 225, Rs. 425
4) Rs. 275, Rs. 375
5)None
Q.71. The C.P. of two watches taken together is Rs. 840. If by selling one at a profit of 16% and the other at a loss
of 12%, there is no loss or gain in the whole transaction, then the C.P. of the two watches are respectively:
1) Rs. 360, Rs. 480
2) Rs. 400, Rs. 350
3) Rs. 380, Rs. 460
4) Rs. 300, Rs. 350
5)None
Q.72. .On selling a chair at 7% loss and a table at 17% gain, a man gains Rs. 296. If he sells the chair at 7% gain and
the table at 12% gain, then he gains Rs. 400. The actual price of the table is:
1) Rs. 2200
2) Rs. 1800
3) Rs. 1600
4) Rs. 2400
5)None
Q.73. A shopkeeper offers 2.5% discount on cash purchases. What cash amount would Rohan pay for a cycle, the
market price of which is Rs. 650?
1) Rs. 634
2) Rs. 633.75
3) Rs. 6333.25
4) Rs. 635
5)None
Q.74. If a company sells a car with a market price of Rs. 2, 72,000 and gives a discount of 4% on Rs. 2, 00,000 and
2.5% on the labeled price. If the labeled price charged by the company for the car is:
1) Rs. 2, 60,100
2) Rs. 2, 55,000
3) Rs 2, 50,000
4) Rs. 2, 62, 200
5)None
Q.75. .Garima purchased a briefcase with an additional 10% discount on the reduced price after deducting 20% on
the labeled price. If the labeled price was Rs. 1400, at what price did she purchase the briefcase?
1) Rs. 980
2) Rs. 1008
3) Rs. 1056
4) Rs. 1120
5)None
Q.76. .A bag marked at Rs. 80 is sold for Rs. 68. The rate of discount is:
1) 171117%
2) 15%
3) 12%
4) 20%
5)None
Q.77. A pair of article was bought for Rs. 37.40 at a discount of 15%. What must be the marked price of each of the
articles?
1) Rs. 33www.ibpsguc2) Rs. 22
3) Rs. 11
4) Rs. 44
5)None
Q.78. .A shopkeeper gives 12% additional discount on the discounted price, after giving an initial discount of 20%
on the labeled price of a radio. If the final sale price of the radio is Rs. 704, then what is its labeled price?
1) Rs. 1044.80
2) Rs. 844.80
3) Rs. 1000
4) Rs. 929.28
5)None
Q.79. A fan is listed at Rs. 1500 and a discount of 20% is offered on the list price. What additional discount must be
offered to the customer be bring the net price to Rs. 1104?
1) 8%
2) 12%
3) 15%
4) 10%
5)None
Q.80. A discount of 15% on one article is the same as a discount of 20% on another article. The cost of the two
articles can be:
1) Rs. 60, Rs. 40
2) Rs. 60, Rs. 40
3) Rs. 80, Rs. 60
4) Rs. 40, Rs. 20
5)None
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Q.81. If the S.P. of Rs. 24 results in a 20% discount on list price, what S.P. would result in a 30% discount on list
price?
1) Rs. 27
2) Rs. 20www.ibpsguiS3) Rs. 21
4) Rs. 18
5)None
Q.82. An article was sold for RS. y after giving a discount of X%. Then, its list price is:
1)100y100−x
2)100y1−(x100)
3)100y1−x
4) None of these
5)None
Q.83. .Jatin bought a refrigerator with 20% discount on the labeled price. Had he bought it with 25% discount, he
would have saved Rs, 500. At what price did he buy the refrigerator?
1) Rs 12,500
2) Rs. 10,000
3) Rs. 5000
4) Rs. 15,ooo
5)None
Q.84. A manufacturer offers a 20% rebate on the marked price of a product. The retailer offers another 30% rebate
on the reduced price. The two reductions are equivalent to a single reduction of:
1) 46%
2) 44%
3) 50%
4) 40%
5)None
Q.85. Successive discounts of 10%, 12% and 15% amount to a single discount of
1) 32.68%
2) 36.68%www.ibpsg 3) 35.28%
4) 30%
5)None
Q.86. .List price of an article at a showroom is Rs. 2000 and it is being sold at successive discounts of 20% and
10%. Its net selling price will be:
1) Rs. 1520
2) Rs. 1440
3) Rs. 1400
4) Rs. 1700
5)None
Q.87. Find the selling price of an article if a shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 5% each on the marked
price of Rs. 80
1) Rs. 72
2) Rs. 70.1
3) Rs. 70.10
4) Rs. 72.20
5)None
Q.88. The price of a VCR is marked at Rs. 12,000. If successive discounts of 15%, 10% and 5% be allowed, then at
what price does a customer buy it?
1) Rs. 8856
2) Rs. 8721
3) Rs. 8400
4) Rs.8000
5)None
Q.89. After successive discounts of 12% and 5% an article was sold for Rs. 209. What was the original price of the
article?
1) Rs. 252
2) Rs. 250 m
3) Rs. 226
4) Rs. 269
5)None
Q.90. Applied to a bill for RS. 1, 00,000, the difference between a discount of 40% and two successive discounts of
36% and 4% is:
1) Rs. 2500
2) Rs. 1440
3) Rs. 1960
4) Nil
5)None
Q.91. .The difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% on a certain bill was Rs. 22.
Fine the amount of the bill.
1) Rs. 110
2) Rs. 200
3) Rs. 2200
4) Data inadequate
5)None
Q.92. Two shopkeepers announce the same price of Rs. 700 for a sewing machine. The first offers successive
discounts of 30% and 6% while the second offers successive discounts of 20% and 16%. The shopkeeper that
offers better discount, charges Less than the other shopkeeper.
1) Rs. 9.80
2) Rs. 36.40
3) Rs. 16.80
4) Rs. 22.40
5)None
Q.93. By selling an article at 80% of its marked price, a merchant makes a loss of 12%. What % profit will the
merchant make if the article is sold at 95% of its marked price?
1)5% profit
2)1% loss
3)10% profit
4)5.5% profit 5)4.5% profit
Q.94. If a merchant offers a discount of 40% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price,
what was the % mark up?
1)28.57%
2)40%
3)66.66%
4)58.33%
5)None
Q.95. If a merchant offers a discount of 30% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 16%. What % profit or %
loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 10% of the list price?
1)6% loss
2)0.8% profit
3)6.25% loss
4)8% profit
5)None
Q.96. A merchant marks his goods up by 60% and then offers a discount on the marked price. If the final selling
price after the discount results in the merchant making no profit or loss, what was the percentage discount
offered by the merchant?
1)60%
2)40%
3)37.5%
4)Depends on the cost price 5)None
Q.97. A merchant marks his goods up by 75% above his cost price. What is the maximum % discount that he can
offer so that he ends up selling at no profit or loss?
1)75%
2)46.67%
3)300%
4)42.85%
5)None
Q.98. Two merchants sell, each an article for Rs.1000. If Merchant A computes his profit on cost price, while
Merchant B computes his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of 25% respectively. By how
much is the profit made by Merchant B greater than that of Merchant A?
1)Rs.66.67
2)Rs.50
3)Rs.125
4)Rs.200
5)None
Q.99. A trader buys goods at a 19% discount on the label price. If he wants to make a profit of 20% after allowing a
discount of 10%, by what % should his marked price be greater than the original label price?
1)+8%
2)-3.8%
3)+33.33%
4)None of these
5)None
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Q.100. A trader professes to sell his goods at a loss of 8% but weights 900 grams in place of a kg weight. Find his
real loss or gain per cent.
1)2% loss
2)2.22% gain
3)2% gain
4)3%gain
5)None
Q.101. A merchant buys two articles for Rs.600. He sells one of them at a profit of 22% and the other at a loss of 8%
and makes no profit or loss in the end. What is the selling price of the article that he sold at a loss?
1)Rs.404.80
2)Rs.440
3)Rs.536.80
4)Rs.160
5)None
Q.102. The Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of a product is 55% above its manufacturing cost. The product is sold
through a retailer, who earns 23% profit on his purchase price. What is the profit percentage (expressed in
nearest integer) for the manufacturer who sells his product to the retailer? The retailer gives 10% discount on
MRP.
1)31%
2)22%
3)15%
4)13%
5)11%
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