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A trader sells 20 kg of sugar at Rs 400. A customer asks 20% discount and he agreed to it but instead of 1 kg he gives 4% less sugar. What is the effective discount that the customer gets?

A

`16%`

B

`16.66%`

C

`15.5%`

D

`19.6%`

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