Question

It costs $2.55 to make a sandwich at the local deli shop. To make a profit, the deli sells it at a price that is 140% of the cost. The sandwich sells for $___. (Make sure to enter the answer as a decimal number only. Do not enter special characters such as the dollar symbol

Answer 1

$3.57

Explanation:

You multiply .40 by 2.55 which gives you 1.07 then you add that to the original

Answer 2

3.57 dollars

Explanation:

Cost of sandwich = $2.55

We are given that To make a profit, the deli sells it at a price that is 140% of the cost

So, selling price of sandwich =
`140\% * 2.55`

=
`(140)/(100) * 2.55`

=
`3.57`

Hence The sandwich sells for 3.57 dollars