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(C) Total number of items bought $= 144$.Cost price $(C.P.)$ per item $= 90$ paisa $= ₹ 0.90$.Total $C.P. = 144 	imes 0.90 = ₹ 129.60$.Number of item

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$14.8$

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(C) Total number of items bought $= 144$.Cost price $(C.P.)$ per item $= 90$ paisa $= ₹ 0.90$.Total $C.P. = 144 	imes 0.90 = ₹ 129.60$.Number of items broken $= 20$.Remaining items $= 144 - 20 = 124$.Selling price $(S.P.)$ per item $= ₹ 1.20$.Total $S.P. = 124 	imes 1.20 = ₹ 148.80$.Gain $= S.P. - C.P. = 148.80 - 129.60 = ₹ 19.20$.Gain percent $= (	ext{Gain} / C.P.) 	imes 100 = (19.20 / 129.60) 	imes 100$.Gain percent $= (1920 / 1296) \% \approx 14.8148 \%$.Rounding to one decimal place,the gain percent is $14.8 \%$.

$A$ shopkeeper buys $144$ items at $90$ paisa each. On the way,$20$ items are broken. He sells the remainder at $₹ 1.20$ each. His gain percent,correct to one place of decimal,is:

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