A home improvement store buys snow shovels from a supplier for $8.50. The day before a snowstorm the store manager marks up the

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price by 180% to calculate the retail or selling price. What is the retail price of the snow shovel?

2 answers:

AleksandrR [38] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-06T10:43:54+03:00

<h2><u>Answer:</u></h2>

The retail price is <u>$15.30</u>

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<h2><u>Step-by-step explanation:</u></h2>

To solve this, turn the percentage into a decimal. Do this by dividing it by 100.

180 ÷ 100 = <u>1.8</u>

8.5 × 1.8 = <u>$15.30</u>

agasfer [191] · Answer 2 · 2022-12-06T09:16:19+03:00

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Answer: It now costs $15.30 for each shovel (retail price)

Step-by-step explanation:

180% times 8.5 is equal to 1.8 times 8.5 and this is equal to 15.3