palosesa7stproutmy
palosesa7stproutmy palosesa7stproutmy
  • 04-05-2016
  • Mathematics
contestada

If an article costs a store $7.45 and if it sells the article for $9.95, what percentage (to the nearest tenth) markup is it using?

Respuesta :

meerkat18
meerkat18 meerkat18
  • 11-05-2016
Given:
cost = 7.45
selling price = 9.95

9.95 - 7.45 = 2.50 mark up

2.50 / 7.45 = 0.3355
0.3355 * 100% = 33.55% or 33.6% is the percentage of mark up to the nearest tenth.
Answer Link
Edufirst
Edufirst Edufirst
  • 11-05-2016
The difference is 9.95 - 7.45 = 2.5

That represents (2.5/7.45) *100% = 33,6%.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Charlie has x state quarters. Ty has 3 more quarters than Charlie has. Vinnie has 2 times as many quarters as Ty has. Write and simplify an expression to show h
A procedure designed to test a hypothesis
A 1/4 turn clockwise
A scientist wants to raise the temperature of a 0.10-kilogram sample of glass from –45°C to 15°C. How much heat energy is required to produce this change in te
a gardener has 27 pansies and 36 daisies he plants an equal number of each type of flower in each row what is the greatest possible number of pansies and daisie
What are the “soils” of democracy?
The florist has 63 roses and carnations.if she has 27 roses bow many carnations does she have?
55/100 in simplest form?
Tom doesn't really want to give away blue marbles and would like to change the probability that he chooses a blue marble to 1/10.How many marbles that are not b
what is the outlet of a river called