Question

A men's shoe store uses a markup rate of 115% on its most popular brands of shoes. If the shoe store buys a pair of popular-brand shoes for a wholesale price of $79, what will be the retail price of the shoes, to the nearest cent?
Ms. Sue
79 * 1.15 = 90.85

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