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(B) Total debt = $\frac{25500}{0.85} = Rs. 30000$.Money received by selling the goods:$2/5$ of goods sold at $17\%$ loss (i.e.,$83\%$ of cost price) a

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$68$

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(B) Total debt = $\frac{25500}{0.85} = Rs. 30000$.Money received by selling the goods:$2/5$ of goods sold at $17\%$ loss (i.e.,$83\%$ of cost price) and $3/5$ of goods sold at $22\%$ loss (i.e.,$78\%$ of cost price).Total money received = $25500 	imes \left( \frac{2}{5} 	imes 0.83 + \frac{3}{5} 	imes 0.78 ight)$$= 25500 	imes (0.332 + 0.468) = 25500 	imes 0.8 = Rs. 20400$.Money received by the creditors per rupee = $\frac{	ext{Total money received}}{	ext{Total debt}} 	imes 100$$= \frac{20400}{30000} 	imes 100 = 68$ paise.

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