Bill sells widgets. It costs $5.30 to build each widget. How much extra should he mark up the widget to ensure a 40%

Javier Sivianes asked Jun 9, 2023

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Javier Sivianes asked Jun 9, 2023

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let x represents 140 of the original price

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$\begin{gathered} 5.3\Rightarrow100 \\ \text{then} \\ x\Rightarrow40 \end{gathered}$

as the proportion is the same

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