Question

The sale price of a bottle of water is determined as follows: its wholesale price is increased by 50% and then an extra 25 cent is added. If the sale price is $2.50, the wholesale price is

Answer 1

5.25

Answer 2

how did you get this answer

Answer 3

To find the wholesale price:
1) Subtract 25 cents from $2.50
2) Multiply the result of 1) by 100/150

Answer 4

would that give you 525

Answer 5

The correct answer is not $5.25.

Answer 6

is it 125

Answer 7

The correct answer is not $1.25.
Can you use a calculator to do the two steps that I described for you?

Answer 8

thats what I used

Answer 9

What is your result for the first step?

Answer 10

2.25

Answer 11

Correct :) Now multiply 2.25 by 100 and divide the result by 150.

Answer 12

00015

Answer 13

so is it 1.50

Answer 14

The correct answer is $1.50. If you used your calculator correctly and if the calculator is not malfunctioning, you should have got 1.5

Answer 15

ok thanks

Answer 16

You're welcome :)