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Children of class iV prepared 85 kites for school fete.They bought 25 sheets of coloured paper at 30 paise each,maida worth re 1 for making the sticking paste,and sticks worth re 1.They sold kites at the rate of 60 paise each but were able to sell only 75 of them.the rest 10 were sold amongst themselves at a cheaper rate.their gain was also 400%.At what rate did they buy the kites themselves?

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