Q:

Madame Dubois bought 20 pearl necklaces for $500. Becoming bored quickly, she sold ¾ of them at $40 each, and sold the rest at cost price. How much money did she make?

Accepted Solution

A:
Answer:$225
Step-by-step explanation:20 for $5001 for $253/4 of 20 is 1515x40=$6005x25=$125600+125=$725$725-$500= $225$500 is from how much she first spent. So you're basically finding the profit.