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A dealer sells an article for Rs. 24 and gains as much percent as the cost price of the article. Find the cost price of the article.

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Solution

Let the cost price of article be Rs. x.

Then, gain percent = x

Therefore, the selling price of article

It is given that

Because x cannot be negative.

Thus, is the require solution.

Therefore, the cost price of article be


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