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Bhajan Singh pruchased 120 reams of paper at Rs 80 per ream. He spent Rs 280 on transportation, paid octroi at the rate of 40 paise per ream and paid Rs. 72 to the coolie. If he wants to ave a gain of 8%, the selling price per ream must be:

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