SOLUTION: A house in Dodoma was sold for 300% of what the owners originally paid.if the owners sold the property for 12 millions,how much did they originally pay for the house?

Question 1148582: A house in Dodoma was sold for 300% of what the owners originally paid.if the owners sold the property for 12 millions,how much did they originally pay for the house?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The condition says that the selling price was 3 times the original cost of the house, and that the selling price was 12 millions.


Hence, the owner originally paid  12/3 = 4 millions for the house.    ANSWER

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