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If you mark up by 60% the price of a box of candy that costs 7.50 from the supplier, what is the selling price?

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If you mark up by 60% the price of a box of candy that costs 7.50 from the supplier, what is the selling price?

Solution

Amount after addition : 12

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 7.5 + 0.6 \cdot 7.5

x = 7.5 + 0.6 \cdot 7.5 : x = 12

Amount after addition : 12

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