SOLUTION: Ben paid $45 for an old guitar he cleaned the guitar then resold it after marking up the price 15% he used 36% of the money he got for the guitar to buy books how much money did Be

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Question 1177839: Ben paid $45 for an old guitar he cleaned the guitar then resold it after marking up the price 15% he used 36% of the money he got for the guitar to buy books how much money did Ben spend on books
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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ben paid $45 for an old guitar
mark up price 15%
He sold it 1.15 *45= 51.75



he used 36% of the money he got for the guitar to buy books
36 % he spent on books
he spent onbooks 0.36 * 51.75 =18.63
Ben spent $ 18.63 on books

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
 ($45+.15($45)).36 = $18.63
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