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 8 less, he would have made a profit of 10%. The C.P. of the article was  Pick:
A) 1600
B) 1500
C) 1200
D) 1388
E) 1211
Explanation:   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)] = 8   =&gt; x = 1600   1600nswer: 1600) Rs 1600
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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 8 less, he would have made a profit of 10%. The C.P. of the article was