Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 4 - Proportions, Percents, and Solving Inequalities - 4.3 - More on Percents and Problem Solving - Problem Set 4.3 - Page 162: 42

Answer

The selling price for the video games should be 45 dollars.

Work Step by Step

Let s represent the selling price. We can use the following guideline to solve this problem: Selling price = Cost + Profit s = 25 + 80% $\times$ 25 s = 25 + .8 $\times$ 25 s = 25 + 20 s = 45 The selling price for the video games should be 45 dollars.
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