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  • 04-05-2016
  • Mathematics
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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?

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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.
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Edufirst
Edufirst Edufirst
  • 11-05-2016
The difference is 9.95 - 7.45 = 2.5

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