A clerk is making up merchandise 34%. the original price of the item is $455. what will be the retail price?

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Adolfo Mccarthy

22 November, 10:21

A clerk is making up merchandise 34%. the original price of the item is $455. what will be the retail price?

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Ezequiel Ibarra · Answer 1

Hello! With the original price being added up 34%, let's add 1 to that percentage in decimal form. 34% is 0.34 in decimal form. 1 + 0.34 is 1.34. We add 1 to the percentage, because doing that will bring us right to the answer, without doing too much work. Multiply that decimal by 455. 455 * 1.34 is 609.7. There. The retail price will be $609.70.