On a certain day Mwema bought plates worth Ksh 120. On another day Mrs Mwema spent the same amount of money but bought the plates at...

On a certain day Mwema bought plates worth Ksh 120. On another day Mrs Mwema spent the same amount of money
but bought the plates at a discount of 20% per plate.
(a) If Mwema bought a plate at sh x write down a simplified expression for the total number of plates bought by the
two people.
(b) If Mrs. Mwema bought 6 plates more than her husband find how much each spent on a plate.
(c) Find the total number of plates bought by the family.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 9, 2019 at 09:38

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