Problem: A farmer bought sheep. He sold of them for the price paid for the sheep. The remaining sheep were sold at the same price per head as the other . Based on the cost, the percent gain on the entire transaction is:
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Let be the amount paid for the 749 sheep. Therefore, the selling price per sheep is , and the complete profit is . Therefore, the gain is (per cent).