WAEC 2021 · Paper 1 · Q17

A trader paid import duty of 38 kobo in the naira on the cost of an engine. If a total of ₦22,800.00 was paid as import duty, calculate the cost of the engine.

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. 100 kobo make ₦1, so 38 kobo in the naira means a duty of ₦0.38 on every ₦1 of cost: duty =0.38C= 0.38C.
  2. So 0.38C=22 8000.38C = 22\,800.
  3. Divide both sides by 0.38: C=60 000C = 60\,000.
  4. The engine cost ₦60,000.00, option A.

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