Question 1186405
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A college bookstore marks up the price that it pays the publisher for a book by 40% If the selling price 
of a book is $62.00 how much did the bookstore pay for this​ book?
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If x is the price the bookstore pays to the publisher,

then they mark up the book price (x + 0.4x) dollars,

which is the same as  1.4x dollars.


So,

    1.4x = 62   dollars,


and you find  x =  {{{62/1.4}}} = 44.28571429  dollars =  44.28  dollars.    <U<ANSWER</U>
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Solved.



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I am more than &nbsp;100% &nbsp;sure that the number &nbsp;62 &nbsp;dollars in your post is a &nbsp;MISTAKE -

it is why the answer is so ugly.



63 &nbsp;dollars in the input would give much better rounded answer.