document.write( "Question 161924: You are a store owner. You are selling an item on the shelf for $84.34. Your mark up is 67%. You want to reduce the item back to the wholesale value without taking a loss. What is the wholesale price for the item? \n" ); document.write( "
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84.34=X+.67X
\n" ); document.write( "84.34=1.67X
\n" ); document.write( "X=84.34/1.67
\n" ); document.write( "X=$50.50 WAS THE WHOLESALE PRICE.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF:
\n" ); document.write( "50.50*1.67=84.34
\n" ); document.write( "84.34=84.34
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