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Solving algebra problems about markup

In this lesson we will learn how to calculate a percent markup and how it changes the original price of an item. What is a percent markup? Well in retail, a store will buy an item for a certain amount from a manufacturer. In order to make money the store has to add to the price they paid for it and sell it to the customer for more.

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Solving percent markdown problems

In this lesson we’ll learn how to calculate a percent of, and the new sale price of an item with a discount. What is a percent markdown? In retail, a store will discount an item in order to sell it more quickly. The store usually does this as a percentage off the original amount they had planned to charge, and if that’s the case we call this a percent markdown.

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