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Gabrielle buys jeans pants for $32 each and marks up

the price by 35%. How much profit does Gabrielle make
for each jeans pant sold?

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Answer: $11.20

Work: She buys each Jean for $32, and the markup is 35%. After a little multiplication, the new price is $43.20. When someone buys the Jeans at that price, she makes $11.20 because $43.20 is $11.20 more then the price she bought it for.

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