Question

What is 1725 with a 15% markup

Answer 1

`\begin{array} \cline{1-1} \textit{\textit{\LARGE a}\% of \textit{\LARGE b}}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{\textit{\LARGE a}}{100} \right)\cdot \textit{\LARGE b} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{15\% of 1725}}{\left( \cfrac{15}{100} \right)1725}\implies 258.75~\hfill~\underset{ \textit{marked up} }{\stackrel{ 1725~~ + ~~258.75 }{\text{\LARGE 1983.75}}}`

Answer 2

1983.75

Explanation:

What is 1725 with a 15% markup?

15% = 0.15

We take

1725 + (1725 x 0.15) = 1983.75

So, the answer is 1983.75