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A shopkeeper bought 50 shirts at ₹400 each. He marked each shirt 40% above cost price. During a sale, he offered a discount of 20% on the marked price and sold 80% of the shirts. The remaining shirts were sold later at a discount of 10% on the marked price. What was his overall profit percentage on the whole lot?
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