Q. A store pays $37 for a remote control car and marks the price up by 15% . What is the amount of the mark-up? $_____
Convert to Decimal: What is 15% as a decimal?15÷100=0.1515% as decimal is 0.15
Calculate Markup Amount: We have:Cost price of the remote control car: \$\(37\)\(\newline\)Markup percent in decimal: \(0.15\)\(\newline\)How much is the markup amount?\(\newline\)Markup amount = Cost price \(\times\) Markup percent in decimal\(\newline\)= \(37 \times 0.15\)\(\newline\)= \$\(5\).\(55\)
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