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A man sold an article for Rs. 495 and gained 10% on it. Find the cost price of the article.

Let’s suppose, Cost price is Rs. x

Selling price = Rs. 495


% gain = 10%




495 – x = 0.1x


x = 450


Thus, the cost price of article is Rs. 450.


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