document.write( "Question 1023791: The student council is selling cookies. They buy the cookies from the store for $0.55 cents each. They sell the cookies for $1 each. What is the percent of markup? \n" ); document.write( "
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The markup is M = 0.45.
\n" ); document.write( "The markup rate on cost is \"m%5Bc%5D+=+M%2FC+=+0.45%2F0.55\" = 0.818181..., or 81.81%.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The markup rate on retail price is \"m%5Br%5D+=+M%2FR+=+0.45%2F1\" = 0.45, or 45%.
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