document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=944106>Question 944106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Paul’s Grocery received 1,000 pounds of onions at $0.11 per pound. On the average, 5% of the onions will spoil before selling. Find the selling price per pound to obtain a markup rate of 200% based on cost </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #575638 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=575638\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cost was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1000%2A%280.11%29=110 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1000%2A%280.11%29=110\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount of onions which could be sold would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%280.95%291000=950%2Apounds ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%280.95%291000=950%2Apounds\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Revenue needs to be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A110=220 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A110=220\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let p be the price to sell the 950 pounds of onions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=220%2F950 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=220%2F950\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p=22%2F95 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p=22%2F95\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28p=0.24%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28p=0.24%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this instead of 0.23, because would rather round upward than obtain less than the specified 200% mark-up.  The computation showed as 0.23158, but we count dollar money to the nearest hundredth, the penny. </SPAN>\n" );
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