A man bought an article and sold it at a gain of 5 %. If he had bought it at 5% less and sold it for Re 5 less, he would have made a profit of 10%. The C.P. of the article was Answers
A) 960
B) 980
C) 900
D) 970
E) 1000
1000xplanation:   Let original Cost price is x   Its Selling price = (105/100) * x = 21x/20   New Cost price = (95/100) * x = 19x/20   New Selling price = (110/100 )* (19x/20 )= 209x/200   [(21x/20) - (209x/200)] = 1   =&gt; x = 1000   Answer: 1000) Rs 1000
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A man bought an article and sold it at a gain of 5 %. If he had bought it at 5% less and sold it for Re 5 less, he would have made a profit of 10%. The C.P. of the article was