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A fritter bought 144 pineapples atsh100 for every six pineapples. She sold them of at sh72 for every three and rest at sh60 for every...

A fritter bought 144 pineapples atsh100 for every six pineapples. She sold them of at sh72 for every three and rest at sh60 for every two.if she made 65% profit. Calculate the number of pineapples sold at sh72 for every three.

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