Ugh! i hate mathematics of personal finance! i swear! but please if anyone will, PLEASE help me i'm dying, and i need to complete this in order to graduate!!!!
Marjorie bought a bed with a sticker price of $1800. If she paid $25 a week for 2 years, what was the approximate markup rate on the bed?

A. 72.2%
B. 30.8%
C. 27.8%
D. 44.4%

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Ugh! i hate mathematics of personal finance! i swear! but please if anyone will, PLEASE help me i'm dying, and i need to complete this in order to graduate!!!!
Marjorie bought a bed with a sticker price of $1800. If she paid $25 a week for 2 years, what was the approximate markup rate on the bed?

 		A.	72.2%
 		B.	30.8%
 		C.	27.8%
 		D.	44.4%

perl · Answer

there are 52 weeks in a year 
 so she paid a total of
 $25 * 52 weeks * 2 years= $2600 

The markup rate is:
  (2600 - 1800) / 1800 * 100 = 44.4%

anonymous · Answer

thank you!