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Rahul owns a grocery store and decides to stock up on different types of rice. The cost of 5 kg of Basmati rice is the same as that of 8 kg of Sona Masoori rice or 10 kg of Jasmine rice. Rahul plans to sell the mixture of rice at a price that ensures a profit of Rs. 1,776. He sells 50 kg of the mixture at the marked price and the remaining at a 20% discount on the marked price, thereby making a total profit of Rs. 240.8. If the total cost of the rice purchased by Rahul is Rs. 7,800 and the ratio of the quantities of Basmati rice to Sona Masoori rice to Jasmine rice is 3 : 4 : 2, then what is the marked price of the mixture?

  1. Rs. 50

  2. Rs. 30

  3. Rs. 38

  4. Rs. 40

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