Anil purchases two books for Rs. 100. He sells first at a loss of 5% and second at 20% profit. If he gets an overall profit of 5% then what is the cost of the first book?

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answer is C.

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Concept: For this particular question, assume that all other variables are the cost of the first and second books in rupees. Now that we have the total cost, convert each variable to another. Use this concept to achieve a solution to your question.
Given, Anil purchases two books for Rs. 100
Let the cost of 1st book be x and second book be y

He sells first at loss of 5% and second at 20% profit
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Hence, the correct answer is option (3).
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