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A person sells a table at a loss of 10%. If he had bought the table at 5% less cost and sold for Rs. 312 more. He would have gained 5%. The cost price of the table is एक व्यक्ति एक वस्तु को 10% की हानि पर बेचता है यदि वह इसे 5% कम मूल्य पर खरीदता है और 312 रूपये अधिक पर बेचता है, तो वह 5% का लाभ प्राप्त कर पाता। वस्तु का क्रय मूल्य है:

  1. Rs./रू. 3200

  2. Rs./रू. 2500

  3. Rs./रू. 2000

  4. Rs./रू. 320
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Explanation

Let CP = x. Original SP at 10% loss = 0.9x. New CP = 0.95x (5% less). New SP = 0.9x + 312. At 5% gain: New SP = 1.05 × 0.95x = 0.9975x. Equating: 0.9x + 312 = 0.9975x, giving 312 = 0.0975x, so x = 3200. Option A matches. Options B, C, and D don't satisfy the profit/loss conditions.

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