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Jerry buys t-shirts for $6 each and marks up the price by 45%.

How much profit does Jerry make from each t-shirt sold?

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If Jerry buys a t-shirt for $6 and sells it for 45% more than she bought it, then jerry is selling them for $8.70 and making $2.70 for each t-shirt she sells, because 45% of 6 is 2.7

You can find this answer by multiplying the percentage by the number (.45 x 6)

User Graphmeter
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Answer:

$2.70

Explanation:

to find out he marks up each shirt by, just do 45% of 6 or 0.45 * 6 = $2.70

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