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A shopkeeper purchased some books from a publication worth Rs 750.Because of some reasons,he had to sell two-fifth part of the book at a loss of 15%. On which gain he should sell his rest of the books, so that he gets neither gain nor loss?

A

`10%`

B

`9%`

C

`12%`

D

`15%`

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