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A man sold an article at a loss of 20%. If he sells the article for Rs. 12 more, he would have gained 10%. The cost price of the article is.

A60

B40

C30

D22

Answer:

B. 40

Read Explanation:

Let, the cp = x

According to the question;

110x/100 - 80x/100 = 12

11x/10 - 4x/5 = 12

11x - 8x = 120

x= 120/3 = 40


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