A $140 car stereo is marked up 50% and then discounted 50%. Will the final price of the car stereo be $140?

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Jeremiah

Mathematics

5 June, 09:44

A $140 car stereo is marked up 50% and then discounted 50%. Will the final price of the car stereo be $140?

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Cummings · Answer 1

It would be $140, because if it was marked up 50% of $140 that would be $70 + $140 = 210 and if it's marked down 50% it would my half $210 and that would be $140.