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At a cricket match the contractor provided dinner for persons, and fixed the price so as to gain upon his total outlay. Three of the cricketers being absent, the remaining paid the fixed price for their dinner, and as such the contractor lost rupee. What was the charge of the dinner?
(a)Rs.
(b)Rs.
(c)Rs.
(d)Rs.
(e)None of these

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