Ocampo bought a Maasai elders suit for Ksh.3600.

Ocampo bought a Maasai elders suit for Ksh.3600. This price was such that the salesman had allowed a discount of 10% on the marked price in order to make a profit of 20%. Calculate both the marked price of the suit and the buying price.

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Wilfykil answered the question on September 2, 2019 at 12:31

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