A grocery store purchases bags of chips for $2 and marks up the price by 162%. The store is having a sale where everything is on

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A grocery store purchases bags of chips for $2 and marks up the price by 162%. The store is having a sale where everything is on

sale for 12% off. Choose the most reasonable estimate for the final price of a bag of chips. Multiple choice question. the options are
$0.45

$2.30

$3.80

$4.61

Mathematics

2 answers:

drek231 [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-15T11:32:32+03:00

drek231 [11]1 year ago

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Answer:

4.62

Step-by-step explanation:

2 * 1.62= 3.24

new cost is $3.24 + 2 = 5.24

5.24 * .12 = .62 discount

5.24 - .62

4.62

Softa [21] · Answer 2 · 2022-12-15T12:52:18+03:00

Softa [21]1 year ago

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Answer:

$4.61

Step-by-step explanation:

1. 2(162)/100=3.34=markup money

2. 3.24+2=5.24=cost of chips ofter markup

3. 5.24(0.88)=4.61=cost of chips after-sale and markup