At the outdoor market, Craig Wang sells string beans for $1.99 a pound. The beans cost $0.89 a pound to grow. What is the markup rate based on cost, to the nearest tenth of a percent?

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anonymous · Answer

add it... then divide by 10 percent

anonymous · Answer

There is no 10 percent in that question.

anonymous · Answer

you said to the nearest tenth of a percent same thing lol

anonymous · Answer

No that's not the same thing, that just means you're not rounding the percent up to the nearest whole number.

anonymous · Answer

well its either 2.8 or 2.88 idk so 2.90?

anonymous · Answer

cause i did 1.99+ 0.89 and got 2.8 but then i divided it by 10% and got 2.88

anonymous · Answer

That's not how you should be figuring out this problem though..