SOLUTION: A market vendor sold some goods for $72. His gain per cent was equal to one third of the cost of the goods in pesos. What was the cost of the goods?

SOLUTION: A market vendor sold some goods for $72. His gain per cent was equal to one third of the cost of the goods in pesos. What was the cost of the goods?

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Question 353999: A market vendor sold some goods for $72. His gain per cent was equal to one third of the cost of the goods in pesos. What was the cost of the goods?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
72/1 1/3=x
72/4/3=x
72*3/4=x
216/4=x
x=54
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