Asked by Liz
                Vic's Department Store bought a pewter serving set for $1,250.  Vic wants to markup the set at 60% of the selling price.  The selling price of the pewter serving set should be:
Answer: $3,125 How to to solve this? Confused?
            
        Answer: $3,125 How to to solve this? Confused?
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                    Answered by
            Reiny
            
    Let the selling price be $x
If the markup is 60% based on the selling price, then
.4x = 1250
x = 1250/.4 = 3125
    
If the markup is 60% based on the selling price, then
.4x = 1250
x = 1250/.4 = 3125
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