Question

Veronica Foaley sells evening jackets sewn with metallic threads and beads. She wants to set a price of $600 for a jacket. The markup she wants is 60% of the selling price. What is the most she can pay for the jacket?

Answer 1

@amistre64

Answer 2

@andrewhaze

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@bohotness

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@justine0426

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@ChipperJay*

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@alexalas

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@Michele_Laino

Answer 8

If I call with p the selling price, then we have:
\[\frac{{60}}{{100}} \times p = 600\]

Answer 9

mhmm

Answer 10

is $600 the selling price, right?

Answer 11

yeah

Answer 12

ok! then the 60% of the selling price is:
\[\frac{{60}}{{100}} \times 600 = ...?\]

Answer 13

360

Answer 14

that's right!

Answer 15

it says its wrong

Answer 16

Please wait, I think that your answer is:
600-360=240

Answer 17

is it right!

Answer 18

sorry:
is it right?

Answer 19

yes!!! haha :)

Answer 20

A store owner wants a markup of 34% on the selling price of goods. If the selling price is $1.50 for each cookie, what is the most the store owner should pay per dozen cookies?

Answer 21

canu help mew with this please

Answer 22

ok!

Answer 23

here the selling price for a dozen of cookies, is:
1.50*12=...?

Answer 24

18

Answer 25

ok! now the 34% of the selling price, is:
\[\frac{{34}}{{100}} \times 18 = ...?\]

Answer 26

6.12

Answer 27

that's right! so your answer is:
18-6.12=...?

Answer 28

11.;88

Answer 29

that's right!

Answer 30

sJananda Roti owns a flower shop and marks items up at least 35% on the selling price. What is the most Jananda can pay for a dozen roses, if she sells each rose for $2.00?

Answer 31

do i 35/100x 2.00

Answer 32

we have to multiply 2 by 12, namely
2*12=...?

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24

Answer 34

ok! now you can compute this:
35/100*24=...?

Answer 35

8.4

Answer 36

ok! the requested answer is:
24-8.4=...?

Answer 37

15.6

Answer 38

that's right!

Answer 39

omg thank you so much you have been a great help and helped clarify

Answer 40

thank you!