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A person buys some pencils at 5 for a rupee and sells them at 3 for a rupee This gain per cent will be

A

`66 (2)/(3) %`

B

`76 (2)/(3) %`

C

`56 (2)/(3) %`

D

`46 (2)/(3) %`

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