Question

The wholesale price for a pair of shoes is $3.50. A certain department store marks up the wholesale price by 60%. Find the price of the pair of shoes in the
department store.
Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

markup is 3.50(0.60) = $2.10

sales price is 3.50 + 2.10 = $5.60

one could also just multiply the wholesale price by 1.60

3.50(1.60) = $ 5.60