Question

The selling price of a refrigerator is 658.90. If the markup is 10% of the dealer's what is the dealer's cost of the refrigerator?

Answer 1

Do you know how to find the % of a number?

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

Okay what is 658.90 * .10?

Answer 4

Do you still need help?

Answer 5

65.89

Answer 6

Okay so that would be the 10% of 658.90. Now what is your next step?

Answer 7

The dealer buys the refrigerator at a wholesale price, marks up the price, and then sells it at the resulting retail price. Make certain that any equations you write reflect these facts.

Let x=the price the dealer pays for the refrigerator before markup.

What next? Be as clear as you can be about what you're looking for.