document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=340376>Question 340376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  The markup on a television set is 20 percent of the cost. The markup is what percent of the selling price?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(markup = selling price - cost)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 8%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B) 10%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(C) 12.5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(D) 15%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(E) 16.66%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you please kindly provide me the solution of the above problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #243881 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=243881\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large c\"> represent the cost.  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large s\"> represent the selling price.  We are given that the markup is 20% of the cost, so the markup is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 0.2x\">.  From that we can write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0.2x\ =\ s\ -\ c\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And a little algebra...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ s\ =\ 1.2c\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The markup as a percentage of sell price would be given by markup divided by sell price, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{0.2c}{1.2c}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do your own arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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