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A person purchased an article and sold it at a loss of 10 %. If he had brought it for 20 % less and sold it for Rs. 55 more, he would have made a profit of 40 %. The cost price of the article is _______

A) Rs. 285        

B)               Rs. 240 

C)       Rs. 225

D) Rs. 250

E) None of these