SOLUTION: jessies juice bar prices its bottled juices by raising the wholesale price 50% and then adding 25 cents. what is the wholesale price of a bottle of juice that sells for $2.95?
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Question 843408: jessies juice bar prices its bottled juices by raising the wholesale price 50% and then adding 25 cents. what is the wholesale price of a bottle of juice that sells for $2.95? Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1x + .5x + 25 = 295. Find x
1.5x + 25 = 295
Subtract 25 from each side
1.5x = 270
Divide each side by 1.5
x = 180
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Let's prove it.
If the wholesale price is $1.80, the retail is $1.80 + .90 (50% of $1.80) + .25
$1.80 + .90 + .25 does indeed equal $2.95
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