Asked by shannon

a retail jeweler sells a pair of gold earrings for $213.90. The jeweler uses a 130% markup based on cost. Based on this information what was the wholesale cost of the earrings?
Answered by Reiny
130% of something is 213.90

1.3x = 213.90
x = 213.9/1.3 = ....
Answered by ashley
164.53