SOLUTION: uguru sold an article to bola to gain 20%. thereafter bola sold the same article to hauwa to gain 25%. if the sales to hauwa yielded #67.50, find what it cost uguru to purchase th

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Question 1074427: uguru sold an article to bola to gain 20%. thereafter bola sold the same article to hauwa to gain 25%. if the sales to hauwa yielded #67.50, find what it cost uguru to purchase the article ( thanks in advance)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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p, the initial price

uguru to bola
1.2p

bola to hauwa
1.2%2A1.25%2Ap

Sale to hauwa, #67.5.
%281.2%29%281.25%29p=67.5
p=67.5%2F%28%281.2%29%281.25%29%29
highlight%28p=45%29