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2 years ago

By selling goods for $168, a profit of 12% was made by a merchant . How much did the goods cost him ?

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stellarik [79]2 years ago

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Answer:

$147.84

Step-by-step explanation:

168 * 0.12 = 20.16

168-20.16 = 147.84

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Possible answer: $\displaystyle c = \frac{16}{10} = \frac{8}{5} = 1.6$ .

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