A man buys some quantity of wheat for $ 2400. He sells one-third of it at a profit of 5%. At what per cent gain should he sell the remaining two-third so as to make an overall profit of 10% on the whole transaction?

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A man buys some quantity of wheat for $ 2400. He sells one-third of it at a profit of 5%. At what per cent gain should he sell the remaining two-third so as to make an overall profit of 10% on the whole transaction?

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