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Dana buys dress shirts from a clothing manufacturer for s dollars each, and then sells the dress in her retail clothing store at a 35% markup

AWrite the markup as a decimal

Bwrite an expression for the retail price

CWhat is the retail price of a dress shirt that Dana purchased for 32.00

DHow much was added to the original price of the dress shirt?

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To convert a percent to decimal:
\(\frac{\text{Percentage\ number}}{100} = \text{Decimal\ number}\)
\(35\%=\frac{35}{100} = .35\)

35% markup means that the price increases by 35% from its original price, therefore:
Retail price\(= s+.35*s\)
\(R = 1.35s\)

Substitute in 32 for \(s\)
\(R = 1.35(\$32)\)
\(R = \$43.2\)

Either do \(.35s\) or \(R-s\), since they are equal and both give the answer
\(.35s = .35(32)\)
Markup (what was added to the original price) = \(\$11.2\)
ABecause percents are the ratios of a given number to 100, you would divide 35 by 100, getting you a decimal of 0.35.

b. Now to get the total price. Because you are making it an ADDitional 35%, you would first say you have 100% of the original price, plus the extra 35%, getting a total of 135% the original. When divide by 100 the decimal form would be 1.35, which can then be plugged into an equation.

1.35s = retail price

c. Now that you have the equation, you just plug the given s value in. 

1.35(32.00) = $43.20

d.  You can now take the final price, and subtract the initial from it to find the change.

$43.20 - $32.00 = $11.20 added to the price

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