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a green grocer sells a melon at 37.5% on the price he buyed it. What is the ratio of the cost price to the selling price |
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Answer» LET the cost price of the melon be $ 10. So its selling price is $ 10 X ( 100 % + 37.5 % ) = $ 10 X 137.5 % = $ 13.75 The ratio of the cost price to the selling price = 10 : 13.75 = 8 : 11 Another SOLUTION = The cost price = 100 % The selling price = 137.5 % The cost price : the selling price = 100 : 137.5 = 8 : 11 Step-by-step explanation: |
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