A hotel planned to buy sacks of charcoal for a total of sh. 30,000. Before the hotel could buy the charcoal, the price per sack was...

A hotel planned to buy sacks of charcoal for a total of sh. 30,000. Before the hotel could buy the charcoal, the price per
sack was reduced by sh. 100. This reduction in price enabled the hotel to buy 10 more sacks of charcoal.
a) Determine the number of sacks that the hotel bought.
b) Calculate the percentage change in price
c) If the charcoal dealer makes sh. 50 per bag as commission, calculate the total commission.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 6, 2019 at 14:27

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