A person buys an item for $1,500 and then wants to make a 30% profit What should the selling price be to get that percentage?

Q: If you started with $50.00 and you spent $10.00, what is the percent change in the amount of money…

A: It can be solve using percentage change formula

Q: A store pays $45 for a jacket and then sells it to a customer for $85.50. What is the percent of…

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Q: A manufacturer of vertical blinds purchases raw materials for $17.00 per set of blinds and has a…

A: Given that: Cost of blinds =  $17 per set Markup = $130 per set of blinds.Operating profit = 55% of…

Q: Solve for the percentage in the problem. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. % of 1810 sales is…

A: The expression x% of y is expressed as follows. x% of y=x100·y

Q: If the cost of a product is $315.00 and it has a 30.00% margin, calculate the selling price of the…

A: Cost (C.P)= $315 margin  =30%

Q: An item is regularly priced at $30. Yolanda bought it at a discount of 20 % off the regular price.…

A: Here the 100% proce of an item is $30.Yolanda bought it for 20% off. So, 100% – 20% = 80%.

Q: A pair of in-line skates is on sale for $90. If this represents a 9% discount from the original…

A: We have to find the original price of a pair of skates.

Q: A new car is purchased for 16500 dollars. The value of the car depreciates at 5.75% per year. What…

A: We have to calculate the value of car to the nearest cent after 5 years with depreciates at 5.75%

Q: If a sweater costs $40.00 before the sale and $35.00 after the sale, what was the percent of…

A: Concept: Formula% Decrease=Initial value-New valueInitisl vslue*100

Q: What is the rate of return when 40 shares of Stock A, purchased for $15/share, are sold for $690?…

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Q: The figure shows estimated medical costs versus what a user actually pays for three health insurance…

A: Observe the graph clearly you can see that at 3000 estimated cost Value for 1000 deduction is around…

Q: You buy a car for OMR 8,000 and sell it for OMR 5,200. What is your percentage loss?

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Q: Gary is getting a Wi-Fi hotspot that costs $35 and has a monthly data plan of $20/month. How much…

A: Given query is to find the the total cost of wifi over 2 years .

Q: An employee makes ​$10.73 per hour after getting a 6​% increase. What was his original wage per hour…

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Q: What is the formula for percentage increase?

A: The formula to find the percentage increase is,

Q: 6. If the cost price of 20 articles is equal to the selling price of 15 articles, find the profit…

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Q: A department store is offering the same percentage discount on all of their graphic tees. Suppose a…

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Q: You purchase a mutual fund at an offer price of $15.79 per share. If the net asset value is $15.26,…

A: The solution is given below.

Q: A department store is offering the same percentage discount on all of their sweaters. Suppose a…

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Q: A car dealer will sell you the $16,750 car of your dreams for $3,290 down and payments of $333.97…

A: Consider the given information as, P=16750$,  t=48 month=4yr

Q: Suppose you pay back $355 on a $325 loan and you had the loan for 60 days. What was your simple…

A: We have to use simple interest formula.

Q: 10 years ago, you purchased shares of stock in a corporation. Between then and now, the stock had a…

A: Given 10 years ago, you purchased shares of stock in a corporation. Between then and now, the stock…

Q: A new car is purchased for 21100 dollars. The value of the car depreciates at 10.5% per year. What…

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Q: If a companies stock is 40 dollars a share in a year the stock is 60 dollars. What was the…

A: Initial Value of share = 40 dollar final value of share = 60 dollar Percentage Increase = (final-…

Q: A new car is purchased for 20000 dollars. The value of the car depreciates at 12.5% per year. What…

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Q: Isabella purchased $20,000 worth of 13-week T-Bills for $19,525. What will be the rate of return on…

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Q: A vendor who sold bread at farmers' markets counted the number of leftover loaves at the end of each…

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Q: A car is listed to sell at $21,100. The salesperson offers to sell it to you for $17,700. What…

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Q: A Jacket priced at 50% is placed on sale at a discount of 20%. If the discounted price is then…

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Q: When purchase a stock for 10 pesos and then sell it one month later at 20 pesos, you are buying low…

A: Given problem Given that   When purchase a stock for 10 pesos and then sell it one month later at…

Q: The manufacturer of a product had fixed costs of $120,300 per year. The variable costs are 50% of…

A: Given that, The manufacture of a product had a fixed cost of $ 120, 300 per year. The variable cost…

Q: A dress is on sale for $120. What was the original price of the dress if the discount was - of

A: Given: A dress is on sale for $120. Discount on dress = 14

Q: A new car is purchased for 16200 dollars. The value of the car depreciates at 14.25% per year. What…

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Q: 2. Simone bought her house for $150,000 in 2000 and sold it for $725,000 in 2020. What are the total…

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Q: An Xbox that normally sells for $390 is on sale at a 30% discount. What percent of the price will…

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Q: A store bought shirts for $5.75 each. if they want to make a 65% profit on selling them, what should…

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Q: In a certain region, the number of highway accidents increased by 20% over a four year period. How…

A: In 2002, the number of accidents were 5120.To find the number of accidents in 2006

Q: What is the selling price of a $10 item after a 50% markup?

A: We want to find selling price of given item.

Q: A customer at a restaurant leaves $80 on the table to pay for the food, a 15% tip, and 8% sales tax,…

A: Let x is the cost of the food, The customer has paid total $80 which is inclusive of tip of 15%…

Q: If 20 is decreased to 48, what is the percent decrease?

A: 20 is decreased to 48. To determine the percent decrease.

Q: You bought some stock, and then the stock price went down by 16.48% from the purchase price. By what…

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Q: A new car is purchased for 15500 dollars. The value of the car depreciates at 7.5% per year. What…

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Q: What is the percentage of discount if the original price is $32 and the sale price is $8? How do you…

A: The original price is $32 and the sale price is $8

Q: A store shows a net profit of $65,250 for the year. If the store profit increases by 3.75% per year…

A: Here we use compound interest formula which is as follows. If P be the principal which increases by…

Q: A bookshop has a sale with an additional 40​% off the regular 1/2 price of their books. What…

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Q: A cordless telephone that is regularly priced at $50.00 is discounted $10.00. What is the discount…

A: Given  Telephone price=$50.00 Discount =$10.00

Q: A pair of jeans that costs $100 goes on sale and is discounted $40. What is the discount rate d (in…

A: Original price= $100 Discount amount= $40. We have to find the percentage of $40 in $100.