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Otieno bought a second hand car and later sold it through a sales agent who charges 7 ½ % commissions on the price of the car....

Otieno bought a second hand car and later sold it through a sales agent who charges 7 ½ % commissions on the price
of the car. He received sh. 222,000 from the agent after the tatter had deducted his commission .Otieno incurred a loss
of 25% on the price at which he had bought the car.
a) Calculate the price at which the agent sold the car.
b) Find the price at which Otieno had bought the car
c) If the amount otieno paid for the car was 26% less than the price of the new car, calculate the price of the new car to
the nearest cent.
d) Express as a percentage the amount Otieno received for his car to its price when new.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 7, 2019 at 06:28

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