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A trader purchases four 25kg bags of sugar and packages the sugar in 2kg, 1kg and 0.5kg packs to be sold in retail. The trader...

      

A trader purchases four 25kg bags of sugar and packages the sugar in 2kg, 1kg and 0.5kg packs to be sold in retail. The trader does the packaging in a ratio of 3:2:5 respectively. He makes a profit of Kshs 10 for every 2kg pack, Kshs 8 for the 1kg pack and Kshs 6 for the 0.5kg pack.

(a) Determine;
(i) The number of packets the trader made for each type of package.
(ii) The profit he will make if the wholesale price of a 25kg bag of sugar is Kshs 2000
(iii) The selling price of each type of package.

(b) Determine his percentage profit.

  

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Maurice
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maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 27, 2019 at 09:12


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