You own a beauty salon where you not only cut hair but you also sell hair products. You buy a dozen barrettes for $18.00 and then sell them in your store for $2.00. You want to calculate your percent mark up.

To do so, you multiply 2 by 12, subtract 18 and then divide by 12. Is this correct?

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8 January, 01:30

You own a beauty salon where you not only cut hair but you also sell hair products. You buy a dozen barrettes for $18.00 and then sell them in your store for $2.00. You want to calculate your percent mark up.

To do so, you multiply 2 by 12, subtract 18 and then divide by 12. Is this correct?

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Anya Bernard · Answer 1

2*12=24

24-18=6

6 for price of 12 hair products sold

6/12=.5

.5 for percentage

50% mark up

Amanda Spears · Answer 2

Yes your method is correct. But you will need to express it in percentage in the end.

So,

2 x 12 (dozen) = 24

24 - 18 = 6

6 / 12 = 0.5

$6 is how much you earned by selling 12 hair products.

Hence, $0.50 is how much you earned per bottle.

Transfering 0.5 into percentage would be 0.5 x 100.

Your percentage mark up would be 50 %

You own a beauty salon where you not only cut hair but you also sell hair products. You buy a dozen barrettes for $18.00 and then sell them in your store for $2.00. You want to calculate your percent mark up.To do so, you multiply 2 by 12, subtract 18 and then divide by 12. Is this correct?

You own a beauty salon where you not only cut hair but you also sell hair products. You buy a dozen barrettes for $18.00 and then sell them in your store for $2.00. You want to calculate your percent mark up.

To do so, you multiply 2 by 12, subtract 18 and then divide by 12. Is this correct?