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The total cost of a certain length of a piece of wire is Rs. 200. If the piece was 5 metres longer and each metre of wire costs Rs. 2 less, the cost of the piece would have remained unchanged. How long is the piece and what is its original rate per metre?

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Rate per meter `= (200)/(x) = (200)/(20) = Rs 10`
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