SOLUTION: a merchant bought 125 kilograms of potatoes at $125 per kg. If 5 kg potatoes were bad, at what price per kg must he sell the good potatoes to make a gross profit of 20%on the total

Question 1008899: a merchant bought 125 kilograms of potatoes at $125 per kg. If 5 kg potatoes were bad, at what price per kg must he sell the good potatoes to make a gross profit of 20%on the total cost?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total Cost?
Quantity of Good Potatos?

, of good potatos

The cost plus 20% of this cost, , the revenue needed for the profit.

The unit PRICE is .
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