Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780470458365
Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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A trader bought 30 baskets of pawpaw and 100 baskets of mangoes for N 2,450.00. She sold the pawpaw at a profit of 40% and the mangoes at a profit of 30%. If her profit on the entire transaction was N 855.00, find the:
(i) cost price of a basket of pawpaw;
(ii) selling price of the 100 baskets of mangoes.
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