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The price of a sofa set was reduced by sh 3,750. If this represented a 25% discount. What was the new price of the sofa set?

Class: KCPE

Subject: Mathematics

Topic: Measurement-money

Lesson Summary

The price of a sofa set was reduced by sh 3,750. If this represented a 25% discount. What was the new price of the sofa set?

A.sh 15,000
B.sh 12,000
C.sh 11,250
D.sh 6,562.50



Text Answer


First work out the price before reduction

25% of old price = sh 3,750

1% of the old price = 375025

100% of old price =375025×100

Old price = sh 15,000

New price = 15000 – 3750 = sh 11,250

The correct answer is C (sh 11,250)

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