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On Wednesday the trader sold 16 pens more than those he sold on Tuesday.If the percentage decrease in sales from Monday to Tuesday is 20%, how many pens did he sell on Tuesday ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"TextHeading\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<p class=\"color-pink\">The percentage increase in the number of pens sold by a trader from Tuesday to Wednesday is same as the percentage decrease in the number of pens sold from Monday to Tuesday. On Wednesday the trader sold 16 pens more than those he sold on Tuesday. 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