Casey buys and sells used books at his bookstore. He prices all of his used books with a 50% gross profit margin. To do so, he uses the equation: p = 1.5c, where p is price and c is cost. Is this correct? explain.

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Clay Villa

Mathematics

17 February, 10:26

Casey buys and sells used books at his bookstore. He prices all of his used books with a 50% gross profit margin. To do so, he uses the equation: p = 1.5c, where p is price and c is cost. Is this correct? explain.

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Patience Terrell · Answer 1

Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, the expression is correct.

Since she wants to price (p) her used books with a 50% gross profit, to do this she has to multiply the cost of the books (c) by a percent increase (1 + %/100).

So, for a 50% gross

p = (1 + 50/100) c = (1 + 0.5) c

p = 1.5c

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