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Asha's mother told her that when she was a child, the price of wheat was Rs2/kg. The price of wheat today is Rs36/kg. Find the percentage increase in the price of the wheat.

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ICSE-PERCENTAGE, PROFIT AND LOSS-REVISION EXERCISE
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