A man sells an article at 15% profit. If he had sold it

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A man sells an article at 15% profit. If he had sold it for Rs. 6 more, he would have gained 18%. The man bought the article for

Let the C.P. of article be Rs. y.
According to the question ,
(118 – 115)% of y = 6

⇒	y × 3	= 6
	100

⇒ y =	600	= Rs. 200
	3