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A businessman bought an article and sold it at a loss of 5%. If he had bought it for 10% less and sold it for 33 more, he would have had a profit of 30%. Find the cost price of this article.

A

Rs. 330

B

Rs. 155

C

Rs. 150

D

Rs. 300

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