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Anu has two items A and
B. If she sells A at a loss of 25% and B at a profit of 20%, she gets break-even. If she sells A at profit of 30% and B at a loss of 20%, she would have a profit of ₹ 288. What is the cost price of A?

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Let the cost price of article A and B be A and B respectively Therefore, 0.75 1.2B A B 0.25A 0.2B A 0.8B ATQ, 1.3A 0.8B A B 288 1.04B 0.8B 0.8B B 288 0.04B 288 B 2880.04 7200 CP of article A 7200 0.8 5760

A ₹ 5,670

B ₹ 7,200

C ₹ 6,800

D ₹ 5,760

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