Question

It costs $2.55 to make a sandwich at the local deli shop. To make a profit, the deli sells it at a price that is 140% of the cost. The sandwich sells for $___. (Make sure to enter the answer as a decimal number only. Do not enter special characters such as the dollar symbol.) Answer for Blank 1:

Answer 1

3.57

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: $ 3.57

Explanation:

Given: Cost for each sandwich at the local deli shop = $2.55

They sell it at selling price = 140% of 2.55

[Replace 'of' by 'x " and '%' by
`(1)/(100)`]

`=(140)/(100)* 2.55\\\\=1.4*2.55\\\\=\$3.57`

i.e. Selling price = $ 3.57

Hence, The sandwich sells for $3.57.