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A shopkeeper sells edible oil. He marks up the price of edible oil to 60% above its cost price and offers a discount of 20% on the marked price upon selling it. If the shopkeeper cheats his customer by selling 'y' ml less in every 1 litre pack of edible oil, he earns a profit of Rs. 1800 on selling 10 litres of edible oil. If 1 litre of edible oil is sold honestly without cheating in quantity, then the difference between the discount given and the profit earned is Rs. 20. Find the value of (3y + 10).

A 220
B 240
C 250
D 260
E 270
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