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A dealer wants to purchase 5 litres oil tin and 1 kg ghee tin. He has only Rs. 5760 to invest and has a space for atmost 20 tins. 5 l oil tin costs him Rs. 360 and 1 kg ghee tin costs him Rs. 240. He can sell oil tin at a profit of Rs. 22 and ghee tin at a profit of Rs. 18. Assuming that he can sell all the items that he buys, how should he invest his money for maximum profit ?

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For maximum profit, A dealer purchase 8 tins of oil and 12 tins of ghee.
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