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A trader buys two articles A and
B. The cost price of A is (200 + 10x) rupees and the cost price of B is (150 + 5x) rupees. If he sells each of them at a profit of 20% in the first situation, and sells each of them at a loss of 10% in the second situation, then the difference between the total selling prices in the first and the second situations is Rs. 195. What is the cost price of article A?

A 500

B 800

C 200

D 600

E None of these

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