An item is marked up 400%. How much more is the final price than the original?

Vy Do asked Apr 13, 2023

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Vy Do asked Apr 13, 2023

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Let x represent the original price of the item.

A markup means that the price of the item would increase by 400%

The final price would be

$(400)/(100)* x\text{ = 4x}$

Therefore, the final price would be 4 times the original price.

Opticyclic answered Apr 20, 2023

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