SOLUTION: The wholesale price of a laptop is 50% less than the retail price. If the retail price is $199, what was the wholesale price?

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Question 1085296: The wholesale price of a laptop is 50% less than the retail price. If the retail price is $199, what was the wholesale price?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Take 50% of $199 to get 0.5*199 = 99.50

This means that we take $99.50 off the retail price getting 199 - 99.50 = 99.50

The wholesale price was $99.50