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A bicycle can be bought for sh. 3500 cash or by paying 10 monthly installments of sh. 490 each. Calculate the rate of interest per annum...

A bicycle can be bought for sh. 3500 cash or by paying 10 monthly installments of sh. 490 each.
Calculate the rate of interest per annum if its bought on hire purchase.

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Kavungya answered the question on September 30, 2019 at 06:07

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