document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286644>Question 286644</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in my math book it says to let x represent the wholesale price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "retail price =wholesale price * (100% + Markup percent )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem I'm having trouble with is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "wholesale price  $13;Markup percent 110%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the answer in the back of the book is 27.30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #207892 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=207892\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I wish you would have copied the problem word for word because there are problems.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One problem is you never say what are we solving for?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You hint we are solving for x the wholesale price. But then we are given the wholesale price as $13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So I set up the formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r=w+markup<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100%=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "110%=1.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1+1.1=2.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=13*(2.1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=27.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Something else weird is the markup price is over 100%\r<BR>\n" );
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