SOLUTION: A company buys a car for GHC 27000.00 and sells it to Mr. Fosu for GHC 36000.00 after a discount of 10% on the marked price. Calculate the marked price of the car.

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Question 1187609: A company buys a car for GHC 27000.00 and sells it to Mr. Fosu for GHC 36000.00 after a discount of 10% on the marked price. Calculate the marked price of the car.
Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the marked price.


According to the condition, you have this equation


    0.9x = 36000.


It gives  x = 36000%2F0.9 = 40000.


ANSWER.  The marked price was  GHC 40,000.

Solved.

The info about the buying price is IRRELEVANT to the problem.