SOLUTION: Pricing. The Book Barn prices its paperbacks by raising the whole sale price 60% and then adding 50 cents. What is the whole sale price of a paper back that sells for $7.95?

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Question 437085: Pricing. The Book Barn prices its paperbacks by raising the whole sale price 60% and then adding 50 cents. What is the whole sale price of a paper back that sells for $7.95?
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7.95-.50=7.45
7.45/1.6=4.66