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A grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% and uses weights 9 gain earned by which are 20% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss? `30 %` b. `35 %` c. `37. 5 %` d. none of these

A

`30%`

B

`35%`

C

`37.5%`

D

None of these

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