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A man buys a plot of agricultural land for `"Rs 3,00,000"`. He sells one-third at a loss of `20%` and two-fifths at a gain of `25%` . At what price must he sell the remaining land so as to make an overall profit of 10%?

A

`SP="Rs. 89000"`

B

`SP="Rs. 80000"`

C

`SP="Rs. 1,00,000"`

D

`SP="Rs. 98000"`

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