Selling Price = Bookstore Price + (0.25)*Bookstore Price [0.25 is the decimal equivalent of 25%]
Selling Price = (1.25)*(Bookstore Price)
(Selling Price)/(1.25) = Bookstore Price
($25)/(1.25) = Bookstore Price
Can you finish from here?
Savannah C.
asked • 09/24/14Percentages
a college bookstore marks up the price it pays the publisher for a book by 25%. If the selling price of the book is $25.00, how much did the book store pay for the books?
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