A shopkeeper buys 216 packets of biscuits at the rate of Rs. $\frac{x}{8}$ per pkt. He sells 8 dozen at the rate of Rs. 2.36 x per dozen and the rest at 16 $\left(\frac{x}{4}+1\right)$ paise each. What is the value of profit?

<p>Total S.P. will be</p><p><math><mrow><mn>8</mn><mo>×</mo><mo stretchy="false"> [</mo><mn>2</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>3</mn><mn>6</mn><mi>x</mi><mo stretchy="false">]</mo><mo>+</mo><mfrac><mrow><mn>1</mn><mn>6</mn></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn><mn>0</mn><mn>0</mn></mrow></mfrac><mrow><mo> [</mo><mrow><mfrac><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>4</mn></mrow></mfrac><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>]</mo></mrow><mn>1</mn><mn>2</mn><mn>0</mn><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn><mn>8</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>8</mn><mn>8</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>4</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>8</mn><mi>x</mi><mtext> </mtext><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn><mn>9</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></math></p><p><math><mrow><mo>=</mo><mrow><mo> [</mo><mrow><mfrac><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>8</mn></mrow></mfrac></mrow><mo>]</mo></mrow><mn>2</mn><mn>1</mn><mn>6</mn><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn><mn>7</mn><mi>x</mi></mrow></math></p><p>Profit = 23.68x + 19.2 − 27x = 19.2 - 3.32x</p>

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