(a). The price of an article is marked as sh.12,000. Mr. Mulmulwas sold the article at a discount of 10% and still made a profit...

      

(a). The price of an article is marked as sh.12,000. Mr. Mulmulwas sold the article at a discount of 10% and still made a profit of 5%. Calculate the cost of the article.
(b). Mr. Mulmulwas made a loss of 30% by selling an electric kettle at sh.700. What profit would he have made if she had sold it at sh.1150?
(c). Mr. Mulmulwas is a real estate agent who is entitled to a commission on all properties bought through him. During a certain month he sold 2 mansions at sh. 2.54 million each, 4 flats at sh. 582,000 each and 5 bungalows at sh.354,000 each and he was paid a total commission of sh.458,900. Calculate the percentage rate of commission he was paid.

  

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