Question

a department store sells a pair of shoes with an 87% markup, if the store bought the pair of shoes for 55.25, what is the selling price to the nearest dollar?

Answer 1

Answer:

$103

so 87% of $55.25 is 48.0675

48.0675+55.25 is 103.3175

103.3175 rounded to the nearest dollar is 103.