A store owner buys cell phones for 40.00 and marks up the price by 25%. explain how to find the price at which she sells the cel

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zhenek [66]

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A store owner buys cell phones for 40.00 and marks up the price by 25%. explain how to find the price at which she sells the cel

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IgorC [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-19T22:39:52+03:00

IgorC [24]3 years ago

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We use proportion in this problem solving.
We know that 100% = 40.00 and 125%=x
I take 125% because the marks the price up 25%. So it is 100%+25%.
100x=40.00×125
x=40.00×125÷100
x=50.00
So the she sells the cell phone at 50.00