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A store manager instructs his employees to mark up all items by 30%. A store clerk puts a price tag of $30 on an item that the store bought for $27. As an employee, you notice that this selling price is incorrect. a. Find the correct selling price. Round to the nearest dollar. b. What was the clerk's likely error?​

User Pramod H G
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Answer:

$35.10

Explanation:

User Roger Perkins
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Answer:

35 dollars.

Explanation:

The clerk likely just changed the price as a whole to 30 rather than add 30% to the original bought price.

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