To help meet expenses we are raising the price of pizza by 15% how much should we raise the price if the pizza is selling for $14.80?
I thought the answer was $2.22. The answer sheet says $2.20?
How is this possible?
2007-09-03 06:37:29 · 8 answers · asked by Jim C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
10% is $1.48
5% is $ 0.74
15% is $ 2.22
I ,like you, feel that price should be raised by $2.22
However if it has to be rounded to nearest $ 0.10, answer then becomes $2.20
2007-09-07 06:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
14.80/100*15=2.22
14.80+2.22=17.02
total cost of pizza is 17.02 from 14.80.
if they had used 2.20
this would have left it $17 even
how its wrong is that they just squared it off ..they probably got the same result
2007-09-03 13:46:55 · answer #2 · answered by emc.squared 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is 2.22
but they have an answer in the choice as 2.20 which is also correct for the test but in reality 2.22 is the right amount.
2007-09-03 13:47:43 · answer #3 · answered by INVENTOR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pizza Shop doesn't like odd prices on their menu. $2.22 is the right answer.Rather than list it at$17.02, they show $17 even. I'm surprised they didn't say $16.99!
2007-09-03 13:59:40 · answer #4 · answered by Grampedo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer sheet is wrong unless it asked that the final price be rounded to the nearest 5 cents.
2007-09-03 13:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Must be a typo - you had it right $2.22. Now, how about a slice of that pizza?
2007-09-03 14:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by GENE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2.22 is correct. if you set your calculator @ 0
(should look like 0.2.3.F), then answer is 2.2 so
whoever did ans sheet had different setting
2007-09-03 13:48:23 · answer #7 · answered by jennie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may b the answer in the sheet is wrong......
2007-09-03 13:44:32 · answer #8 · answered by GP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋