Question

a. He sells the coats for ​$77.00 each. What percent of the purchase price is the sale​ price? The sale price is 140140​% of the purchase price. Part 2 b. The owner increases the sale price by the same percent that you found in part a when he buys jackets for ​$35 and sells them. How many jackets must the owner buy for the total jacket sales to be at least ​$340​? Explain your answer. The owner must buy 77 ​jacket(s). Part 3 Explain your answer. He sells the jackets for enter your response here​% of ​$35​, or ​$ enter your response here. 340 times 140340×140 = enter your response here. He can only sell a whole number of​ jackets, so he needs to sell enter your response here. ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.) Enter your answer in the edit fields and then click Check Answer.

Answer 1

a. 140%

b. 7 jackets

Explanation:

Each coat costs $55.

He sells it for $77.

77/55 × 100% = 140%

The selling price, $77, is 140% of the purchase price.

He buys each jacket at $35.

He marks up the price the same way he does with the coats.

The selling price of each jacket is

140% of $35 = 1.4 × $35 = $49

$340/$49 = 6.93

He must buy at least 7 jackets to have a sales amount of at least $340.