SOLUTION: Help me solve this problem. Jessie's Juice Bar prices its bottled juices by raising the wholesale price 50% and adding 25 cents. What is the wholesale price of a bottle of juice

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Question 842603: Help me solve this problem. Jessie's Juice Bar prices its bottled juices by raising the wholesale price 50% and adding 25 cents. What is the wholesale price of a bottle of juice that sells for $2.95?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the wholesale price = +p+
The wholesale price plus 50% is +p+%2B+.5p+
The selling price is +1.5p+%2B+.25+
+1.5p+%2B+.25+=+2.95+
+1.5p+=+2.70+
+p+=+2.7%2F1.5+
+p+=+1.8+
The wholesale price is $1.80