Question

A store pays $42.00 for a pair of shoes and marks the price up by 50%. What is the selling price? A $63.00 b $76.00 c $84.00 d $37.00

Answer 1

Answer: 84

Step-by-step explanation: do 42 dived by 50% gets you 84

Answer 2

63.00

Explanation:

Increasing a price by 50% is like adding half of the original price to get an updated price. 42 times 50% or divided by 2 (Since it produces the same result) is 21 and 21 plus 42 is 63. 63 dollars is the correct answer which means the correct option is option A.