SOLUTION: a movie costs $8 and sells for $15. What is the rate of markup based on the selling price?

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Question 629715: a movie costs $8 and sells for $15. What is the rate of markup based on the selling price?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The markup is
To find the % of the selling price,
= 46 2/3 %

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