Re: The original selling price of an item at a store is 40 percent more th
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28 May 2023, 02:03
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Plug In $100 for the cost of the item to the retailer. Therefore, the original selling price is $140, or 40 percent more than the retail price. To find the reduced price, subtract 15 percent of $140 from $140 to get $119. The difference between the reduced price and the cost of the item to the retailer is then $119 − $100 = $19. Therefore, the question is asking what percent of 100 is 19. The correct answer is 19 percent.