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What percent of the total cost was the cost of all the shower heads?

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A new apartment complex purchased 60 toilets and 20 shower heads.If the price of a toilet is three times the price of a shower head,what percent of the total cost was the cost of all the shower heads?

posted Jan 14, 2016 by Diya Borda

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Let's price of shower head=Rs 100
Then price of toilet=3*100=Rs300
Cost of 20 shower heads=20*100=2000
Cost of 60 toilet=60*300=18000
Total cost=2000+18000=20000
%cost of shower head=(2000/20000)*100=10%
Ans is 10%

answer Jan 14, 2016 by Jaikumar Bhatia



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