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  • 04-11-2022
  • Mathematics
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the price of a pair of shoes was marked up 1450% from manufacturing to retail. if the shoes retailed for $290, how much did they cost to make?

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KamarionS648463 KamarionS648463
  • 04-11-2022

the selling price of the shoes is 290 $

let the cost of the shoes is x

then

1450 % of x will be 290 $

[tex]\begin{gathered} x\times\frac{1450}{100}=290 \\ x=\frac{290\times100}{1450}=20 \end{gathered}[/tex]

so the cost of the shoes is 20 $

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