Answer:
$1,562.50
Step-by-step explanation:
Markup= (selling price- cost)/cost
Let cost be represented by C
0.20 = (1875-C)/ C
0.20C = 1875 - C
0.20C+ C = 1875
1.20C=1875
Divide both sides by 1.20;
C= 1875/1.20
C= $1,562.50
The wholesale cost was $1,562.50
The answer is correct but i do not know what ARLENE did wrong
Since we know that 1/4 is equal to 25%, or 0.25 in decimal form, we are able to work with 0.75 in the expression.
We are told to use j as the original price of the jeans, so we can set up the expression:

to represent the cost of the jeans with the discount.
Then to simplify, we simply take out j as a common factor, and solve what's in the parentheses:

or 
Using this equation, we can solve for the b part of the question. If the pair of jeans originally costs $60, plug in 60 to where j is in the expression:


Therefore, the cost of the jeans after the discount is C) $45.
A, because: 20x10 1/2=210
And 20x11 1/4=225
And 225-210=15
So thats the answer.