document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=831795>Question 831795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello I am helping my 7th grader with a math project but I have forgotten how to do this problem:  if he is buying a t shirt for $5 and he sells it for $12 how do we equate the percentage of his markup? please and thank you very much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #501639 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=501639\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the percent markup, then we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 + 5*(x/100) = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 5 from both sides of =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*(x/100) = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides of = by 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the markup is 140%<BR>\n" );
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