OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.5 Solve Proportions and their Applications · Review Exercise 146 · Algebra · Ratio, proportion & variation

Solve Proportions and their Applications · Review Exercise 146

Find
ⓐ the amount of the mark-up
ⓑ the list price

It cost Noelle $\$ \text{17}.\text{40} $f or t h e ma t er ia l ss h e u se d t o mak e a p u r se . S h e a dd e d a$ \text{325}\%$ mark-up before selling it at her friend’s store. What price did she ask for the purse?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §6.5 Solve Proportions and their Applications · Review Exercise 146

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