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A man bought a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10% loss and the cart at 20% gain, he would not lose anything; but if he sold the horse at 5% loss and the cart at 5% gain, he would lose Rs.10 in the bargain. The amount paid by him was Rs._____ for the horse and Rs._____ for the cart.

A  

200, 400

B  

250, 450

C  

300, 500

D  

400, 200


Correct Option - D

Explaination

Let the cost of the horse and the cart be Rs.h and Rs.c

0.9h+1.2c=h+c

0.1h=0.2c

h=2c

0.95h+1.05c=h+c-10

0.05h-10=0.05c

0.1c-10=0.05c

0.05c=10

c=200

h=400

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