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A man sells an article at 5% above its cost price. Ifhe had bought it at 5% less than what he had paid for it and sold it at Rs 2 less, he would have gained 10%. The cost price of the article is.

A

Rs.200

B

Rs.400

C

Rs.300

D

Rs.100

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