ECZ 2014 · O-Level Paper 1 — Social and Commercial Arithmetic

When a car was sold at K12 000.00, a profit of 20% was made. What was the cost price?

  • A. K9 600.00
  • B. K10 000.00
  • C. K14 400.00
  • D. K2 400.00

Verified working — step 1

The selling price is 120% of the cost price: 12 000 = 1.2 × CP, so CP = 12 000 ÷ 1.2 = …

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