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A shopkeeper buys a total of 27 items, consisting of tables and chairs. The cost price ratio of one table to one chair is 20:9. Each table is sold at a 25% profit, while each chair is sold at a 25% loss. If the overall profit percentage on the entire transaction is 7%, how many chairs did the shopkeeper sell?

A 9

B 12

C 10

D 18

E 15

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