The wholesale price for a pillow is \$7.50 . A certain department store marks up the wholesale price by 40%. Find the price of the pillow in the department store.Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.

Soluzione

T h e w h o l es a l e p r i ce f or a p i ll o w i s $7.50 . A cer t ain d e p a r t m e n t s t ore ma r k s u p t h e w h o l es a l e p r i ce b y 40%. F in d t h e p r i ce o f t h e p i ll o w in t h e d e p a r t m e n t s t ore . R o u n d yo u r an s w er t o t h e n e a res t ce n t, a s n ecess a ry .

Amount after addition : 10.5

Fasi della soluzione

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 7.5 + 0.4 \cdot 7.5

x = 7.5 + 0.4 \cdot 7.5 : x = 10.5

Amount after addition : 10.5