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A clerk is marking up merchandise 34%. The original price of an item is $455. What will be the retail price?

A clerk is marking up merchandise 34%. The original price of an item is $455. What will be the retail price?
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A clerk is marking up merchandise 34%. The original price of an item is $455. What will be the retail price?

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Take the orginal price and multiply it by 1.34.
455 * 1.34 = $609.70 in retail.

The longer way would be to take 34% of 455 and then add it to 455.

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