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Before selling the milk to his customers, a milkman mixes 2 litres of freely available potable water with every 8 litres of pure milk procured from a dairy. While selling it to his customers, he gives exactly `10%` less the what he claims to give and mark the price up by `20%`. What is the overall profit `(%)` earned by the milkman?

A

60

B

66.67

C

50

D

55

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