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Question

The wholesale price for a pillow is $6.50. A certain department store marks up the wholesale price by 60%. Find the price of the pillow in the department store.

Answer 1

6.5(1.6) = $10.40 = the department store price after the markup

mark up is 60%

.6(6.5) = $3.90

3.9 + 6.5 = $10.40