$A$ man has $60$ pens. He sells some of these at a profit of $12 \%$ and the rest at $8 \%$ loss. On the whole,he gets a profit of $11 \%$. How many pens were sold at $12 \%$ profit?

  • A
    $47$
  • B
    $52$
  • C
    $55$
  • D
    $57$

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