Question

Organic hot dogs at the grocery store cost $2 each at a major league baseball game in organic hot dog cost $6.50 by what percent does a baseball field mark up its organic hot dogs

Answer 1

Answer:

225%

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to find the markup as a percentage of original.

Original price = $2

Markup = 6.5 - 2 = $4.5

So, percentage is:

$\frac{4.5}{2}=2.25$

Multiplied by 100 gives us percentage:

2.25 * 100 = 225%