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Caselet - A shopkeeper sold 480 items in a day comprising only pens, pencils and erasers. Pens formed 25% of the total items. The remaining items were pencils and erasers in the ratio 5 : 4. How many pencils were sold?

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  • A220
  • B180
  • C160
  • D200

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Pens = 25% of 480 = 120. Remaining = 360 shared 5:4, so pencils = .
Answer: D) 200

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