If the price of a book is reduced by Rs. 5, a person can buy 5 more books for Rs. 300. Find the original list price of the book.

Explanation

To solve the problem step by step, let's denote the original price of the book as \( X \) (in Rs).

### Step 1: Set up the equations
1. If the original price of the book is \( X \), then the number of books that can be bought for Rs. 300 is given by:
\[ \text{Number of books} = \frac{300}{X} \]

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