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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A supermarket buys shrimp at a cost of $3.80 per pound. The supermarket sells the shrimp for $6.27 per pound. Find the mark-up rate.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would i have to subtract 3.80 from 6.27?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a) what is \(6.27-3.8\)?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2.47

OpenStudy (freshkeith56):

^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then compute \(2.47\div 3.8\) what do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah you divide by the original number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

.65 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not what i get did you divide backwards?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh wait, you are right sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait would it be 65%? uhhh no i didnt, how did you do it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh okay :) yay okay!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you are right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i typed it in wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yw

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