Wilson buys a pair of shoes for $110 and list them for sale for 175. By what percent did he markup the shoes?

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Wasim Thabraze asked Nov 6, 2022

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Wilson buys a pair of shoes for $110 and list them for sale for 175. By what percent did he markup the shoes?

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50%

Explanation:

175-110 to find percent increase

175-110 = 65.

65/110 to find percent of 110

65/110 = 50%, so 50% increase.

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59% percent is the correct answer

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