Marked price = sh 10 000 after a
15% discount.
Selling price = $\frac{85}{100}$ x 100
= sh 8 500
sh 8 500 has a profit of 25%
8 500 represents 125% of cost
price. Cost price of the radio is
sh 6 800
johnmulu answered the question on June 8, 2017 at 12:41
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