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Shakeel wants to spend all his money on sweets. He has enough to buy three small laddus. With the same amount, however, he can buy two large laddus, each of which is 60% larger than a small laddu. What would you advise him to do?

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small laddu=100 g;
large laddu=160 g;
hence 100*3=300g ;
160*2=320 g;
hence he should go for large one....
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