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A department store bought a portable disc player for 85 and used a markup rate of 40%. What is the selling price of the disc player?

Solution

A d e p a r t m e n t s t ore b o ug h t a p or t ab l e d i sc pl a yer f or 85 an d u se d a ma r k u p r a t e o f 40%. Wha t i s t h e se ll in g p r i ce o f t h e d i sc pl a yer ?

Solution

Amount after addition : 119

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 85 + 0.4 \cdot 85

x = 85 + 0.4 \cdot 85 : x = 119

Amount after addition : 119

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