Question

Elsie bought a video game for $85. If the store charges 170% of its cost for the game, how much is the store's profit? *Hint: Once you find the store's cost, you must subtract that from the price to find the profit (how much the store makes)

Answer 1

$ 59.5

Explanation:

Calculation for how much is the store's profit

First step is to calculate the store's cost

Store's cost= 170/100 * $85

Store's cost =$144.5

Now let calculate the store's profit

Store'sProfit=$144.5-$85

Store's Profit=$ 59.5

Therefore the store's profit will be $59.5