Asked by Irene

Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him?
Answered by gamacmua
670 x 0.35 = 234.5
670 - 235.4 = 435.5 is the statue originally cost him
Answered by Irene
Ok Thanks.
Answered by bobpursley
Duh...it is wrong.

Cost*1.35=600

cost= 600/1.35
Answered by Irene
@ bob and gama - here are the choices:

$496.30
$512.40
$555.40
$574.90
$588.20

Which is the right one?
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