SOLUTION: Jennifer owns a clothing store she wants to increase the cost of a $15 shirt by 60%. She performs the calculation 2 ways: 15+.6(15) and 15(1.6). she gets the same result with each

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Question 1153581: Jennifer owns a clothing store she wants to increase the cost of a $15 shirt by 60%. She performs the calculation 2 ways: 15+.6(15) and 15(1.6). she gets the same result with each calculation. How?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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...wants to increase the cost of a $15 shirt by 60%.
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Cost? Price?
(Meaning is for PRICE.)


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She performs the calculation 2 ways: 15+.6(15) and 15(1.6).
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Yes. Same thing. Simple arithmetic.