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Selling price of article ‘A’ when sold at a profit of 32% is Rs. 270 more than its selling price when sold at a loss of 40%. If the cost price of article ‘B’ is Rs. 64 more than that of ‘A’, then find the cost price of article ‘B’.

A Rs. 409

B Rs. 429

C Rs. 459

D Rs. 439

E None of these

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