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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "An item that costs a retailer $60.00 is normally sold for $98. During a storewide sale, the item was marked down by 25%. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
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\n" ); document.write( "b. What was the reduced sale price?
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\n" ); document.write( "c. By how much was the item marked down in dollars?
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The regular selling price is $98
\n" ); document.write( "After marking down by 25%, the
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+98+-+.25%2A98+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+98+-+24.5+=+73.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "$73.50
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\n" ); document.write( "(a)
\n" ); document.write( "What is the normal % markup based on cost?
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+x+\" = the FRACTION of the markup
\n" ); document.write( "\"+60+%2B+x%2A60+=+98+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%2A60+=+38+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+38%2F60+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+.6333+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The % markup is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.6333%2A100+=+63.333+\"
\n" ); document.write( "63 and 1/3 %
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\n" ); document.write( "The reduced sale price is $73.50
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+98+-+73.5+=+24.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The item was marked down by $24.50
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