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A man purchased 150 pens at the rate of 12 per pen. He sold 50 pens at a gain of 10%. The percentage gain at which he must sell the remaining pens so as to gain 15% on the whole outlay is

A

21 `1/2` %

B

0.2

C

0.17

D

17 `1/2` %

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