One rule of thumb in the fast-food restaurant business is a "4 times markup": The price of a food item should be four times the price of the ingredients used in making the item. If the cost of ingredients used in making a taco is 1.5 dollars, what should be the price of the taco? A) 6 dollars B) 7.5 dollars  C) 5.5 dollars D)4 dollars

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One rule of thumb in the fast-food restaurant business is a "4 times markup": The price of a food item should be four times the price of the ingredients used in making the item. If the cost of ingredients used in making a taco is 1.5 dollars, what should be the price of the taco?

A) 6 dollars

B) 7.5 dollars 

C) 5.5 dollars

D)4 dollars

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