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If the cost of 25 packets of 12 pencils each is Rs 750, then the cost of 30 packets of 8 pencils each is

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(a) Rs. 600
It is given that the cost of 25 packets of 12 pencils each is Rs 750; therefore, we have:

Cost of (25×12) pencils = 300 pencils = Rs. 750

Let the cost of (30×8) or 240 pencils be Rs. x.

750 : 300 : : x : 240

Cost of (30×8) = 240 pencils = 750300× 240 = Rs. 600

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