SOLUTION: in my math book it says to let x represent the wholesale price retail price =wholesale price * (100% + Markup percent ) The problem I'm having trouble with is wholesale price

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Question 286644: in my math book it says to let x represent the wholesale price
retail price =wholesale price * (100% + Markup percent )
The problem I'm having trouble with is
wholesale price $13;Markup percent 110%
the answer in the back of the book is 27.30
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I wish you would have copied the problem word for word because there are problems.
One problem is you never say what are we solving for?
You hint we are solving for x the wholesale price. But then we are given the wholesale price as $13
So I set up the formula.
r=w+markup
100%=1
110%=1.1
1+1.1=2.1
r=13*(2.1)
r=27.30
Something else weird is the markup price is over 100%