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A fidget spinner is being sold in a store for $140.35 and has been marked up 7%. How much did the store pay for the fidget spinner?

a. $131.16
b. $130.00
c. $155.17
d. $133.35

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Final answer:

The store paid $131.16 for the fidget spinner.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much the store paid for the fidget spinner, we need to calculate the original price before the markup. Since the fidget spinner's current price is $140.35 and it has been marked up by 7%, we can use the formula: Original Price = Current Price / (1 + Markup Percentage).

Plugging in the values, we get the original Price = $140.35 / (1 + (7/100)).

Simplifying, we have Original Price = $140.35 / 1.07 = $131.16. Therefore, the store paid $131.16 for the fidget spinner, so the correct answer is A. $131.16.

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