Makaylah C.

asked • 11/27/16

Use the given information to find the new price. Round to the nearest cent. Original Price: $20 Markup Rate: 24%

can someone please show me how to work this out?

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Andrew M. answered • 11/27/16

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Makaylah C.

how did you get 1.24? i thought you changed 24% to a decimal being 0.24
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11/27/16

Andrew M.

Since the mark up is 24% the new price is 
(100% of the original price)+(24% of original price)
= 124% of the original price... = 1.24(original price)
 
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