Question

During a sale, a store offered a 40% discount on a tablet computer that originally sold for $770. After the sale, the discounted price of the tablet computer was marked up by 40%. What was the price of the tablet computer after the markup? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Answer: The price of the tablet computer after the markup was $646.80. Rounded to the nearest cent, this is $646.81.

Explanation:

During the sale, the tablet computer was discounted by 40%, so the sale price is:

Sale price = Original price - Discount

Sale price = $770 - 0.40($770)

Sale price = $462

After the sale, the price of the tablet computer was marked up by 40%. Let's call the marked up price "x". We can express the marked up price as:

x = Sale price + Markup

x = $462 + 0.40($462)

x = $646.80

Therefore, the price of the tablet computer after the markup was $646.80. Rounded to the nearest cent, this is $646.81.