When would you use a negative number to describe a real world amount? Give an example.
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Answer:
The markup (in percentage) is 66.67%
<em>The markup (in dollars) is $33.92</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we will find the sales price of the product (excluding sales tax).
Let sales price be "x", so we can say:
x increased by 6.25% is 90.10
<u>Note: </u> 6.25/100 = 0.0625
Thus, we can write an equation and solve for x now:
The markup is a percentage of the cost.
The markup is the difference in cost and sales price, divided by cost. Then we multiply by 100 to get percentage. So:
MarkUp =
The markup (in percentage) is 66.67%
In dollars, it will be $33.92