Question
A shopkeeper sells oil. He marks up the price of oil to 50% 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 oil, he earns a profit of Rs. 1680 on selling 6 packets of oil. If 1 litre of oil is sold honestly without cheating in quantity, then the difference between the discount given and the profit earned is Rs. 80. Find the value of (2y + 30).
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