The local jewelry store marks up the price of a necklace by 65% before selling them. If the store paid the distributor $85 per necklace how much will a necklace cost in the store

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Alan Campos

Mathematics

21 December, 08:18

The local jewelry store marks up the price of a necklace by 65% before selling them. If the store paid the distributor $85 per necklace how much will a necklace cost in the store

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Davian Booth · Answer 1

In the store, the necklace will cost $140.25. This is because we are taking the price of 85$ and adding on an extra 65% of it to the number.

85 (1.65) = 140.25