SOLUTION: A store loses one tenth of its merchandise due to fire. An insurance company reimburses the store for two fifths of lost merchandise.The insurance company paid the store BDT 8250.

Question 1063142: A store loses one tenth of its merchandise due to fire. An insurance company reimburses the store for two fifths of lost merchandise.The insurance company paid the store BDT 8250. What was the value of the store's total inventory before the fire?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the value of the inventory

The value of the inventory was BDT 20,625

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