SOLUTION: respected sir, 1] A store’s selling price of $2,240 for a certain computer would yield a profit of 40 percent of the store’s cost for the computer. What selling price would yiel

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Question 198138: respected sir,
1] A store’s selling price of $2,240 for a certain computer would yield a profit of 40 percent of the store’s cost for the computer. What selling price would yield a profit of 50 percent of the computer’s cost?

plz solve my math sum...
thank u .
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = cost
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1.4 * x = $ 2240
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x= $ 1600
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1.5 * x = 1.5 * 1600 = $ 2400
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check
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40 % of 1600 is ,,,, (.4) *1600 = 640
640 + 1600 = $ 2240,,,,,ok
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50 % of 1600 = 800
800 + 1600 = $ 2400,,,,ok