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The total cost price of two items, ‘X’ and ‘Y’, is Rs. 7,500. Item ‘X’ is sold at a profit of 20% and item ‘Y’ is sold at a loss of 10%. If the shopkeeper earns an overall profit of Rs. 600 in the entire transaction, what is the cost price of item ‘X’?
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