The wholesale price for a chair is 156. A certain furniture store marks up the wholesale price by 21%. Find the price of the chair in the furniture store.Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.

Soluzione

T h e w h o l es a l e p r i ce f or a c hai r i s 156. A cer t ain f u r ni t u re s t ore ma r k s u p t h e w h o l es a l e p r i ce b y 21%. F in d t h e p r i ce o f t h e c hai r in t h e f u r ni t u re s t ore . R o u n d yo u r an s w er t o t h e n e a res t ce n t, a s n ecess a ry .

Amount after addition : 188.76

Fasi della soluzione

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 156 + 0.21 \cdot 156

x = 156 + 0.21 \cdot 156 : x = 188.76

Amount after addition : 188.76