After purchasing a cell phone online, mary attempts to sell the phone for $325. if this was a markup of 24%, how much did mary originally buy the phone for?

Mary bought the phone for 1350

Step-by-step explanation:

The price mary bought the phone shall 100%

$325 is 24% of the price which she bought it.

So if $325 is equal to 24% , what shall 100 percent represent?

In order to find the answer to this, we cross multiply as follows;

24% = $325

100% = ?

cross multiply the above to get,

( 325 * 100 ) / 24

The abouve gives us the answer 1350

So 1350 is the original buying price of the phone.

answer: -0.5 would be the most likley outcome

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