document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=17952>Question 17952</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a markup rate of 40% was used on a basketball with a selling price of $82.60. find the cost of the basketball. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8707 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ivy12003><B>ivy12003(22)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ivy12003><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=8707\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> cost of basketball before markup rate = $82.60<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "markup rate = 40%<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cost of basketball before markup rate + cost of basketball before markup rate * markup rate<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "$82.60 + $86.60 * 40%<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "$82.60 + $34.64<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "$117.24<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the cost of the basketball is $117.24.\r<BR>\n" );
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