SOLUTION: A salesman marks up the price of everything he sells by 20%. The equation for the sales price, p, is p=1.2w, where w is the wholesale cost. What will be the sales price of a sweate

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Question 623069: A salesman marks up the price of everything he sells by 20%. The equation for the sales price, p, is p=1.2w, where w is the wholesale cost. What will be the sales price of a sweater with a wholesale cost of $48?
Answer by rfer(12730) About Me  (Show Source):
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p=1.2*48
p=$57.60