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Mohan bought a certain number of note-books forRs 600. He sold `(1)/(4)` of them at 5 percent loss. At what price should he sell the remaining notebooks so as to gain 10% on the whole ?

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ICSE-PROFIT, LOSS AND DISCOUNT -EXERCISE 8 (C)
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