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At an appliance store the price of the refrigerator is marked up 25% to $406.25 what is the price of the refrigerator before the mark up

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The price was $304.69

This is because you have to type the following equation into the calculator:

406.25 - 25% (101.5625)
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304.6875
User Anjoe
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406.25/1.25= 325

The fridge was $325 before the mark up

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