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'P' sold an item to 'Q' making a 20% profit. 'Q' then sold the item to 'R' at a 10% loss for Rs. 1728. Subsequently, 'R' sold the item to 'S' with a profit of 25%. If 'S' had purchased the item directly from 'P' at the same price, what would have been 'P''s profit %?
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