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A tradesman sold an article at a loss of 20%. If the selling price had been increased by 100, there would have been a gain of 5%. The cost price of the article was:

A

100

B

200

C

400

D

500

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The correct Answer is:
C
माना कि क्रयमूल्य Rs x या 1
`:.(x-(x xx20)/(100))+100=x+(x xx5)/(100)` `80x+10000=100x+5x`
`implies105x-80x=10000`
`implies25x=10000`
`impliesx=(10000)/(25)=Rs 400`
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