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In the following exercises, solve the percent problem.Oxana bought a dresser at a garage sale for $\$ 20 .$ she refinished it, then added a 250$\%$ markup before advertising it for sale. What price did she ask for the dresser?
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In mathematics, percent means per 100. So, we can write 250% as a fraction, which is $\frac{250}{100}$. Show more…
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In the following exercises, solve the percent problem. Oxana bought a dresser at a garage sale for $\$ 20 .$ she refinished it, then added a 250$\%$ markup before advertising it for sale. What price did she ask for the dresser?
Prep Exercise 4 Identify the percent, initial amount, and amount of increase or decrease. A $25 \%$ discount is applied to the price of an appliance, resulting in a discount of $\$ 80$. What was the original price of the appliance? Percent:_____ Initial amount:_____ Amount of increase or decrease:_____ Patricia purchased a table on sale for $30 \%$ off. If the discount amount was $\$ 44.09,$ what was the initial price?
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Solve each problem to find the amount of the discount and the sale price. Find the amount of the discount on a $\$ 130$ bedspread that is now selling for $20 \%$ off. Then find the sale price of the bedspread.
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