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While purchasing one item costing Rs 400, one has to pay sales tax at 7% and on another costing ? 6400, the sales tax was 9%. The per cent of sales tax one has to pay, taking these items together on an average is :

A

`8 (13/17)`

B

`8 (15/17)`

C

`8(1/2)`

D

8

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