At the local outlet of a major grocery store, manager maria grimaldi has just authorized the markdown of a dozen large eggs by $0.35 a dozen. the regular price of a dozen large eggs is $1.09. what is the markdown rate?

28.2%

48.1%

32.1%

16.0%

The markdown rate is 32.1%

Step-by-step explanation:

We can easily solve this problem by applying a rule of three,

$1.09 a dozen    100% of the value

$0.35 a dozen x

x = ($0.35/$1.09) * 100%

x = 0.3211 *100%

x = 32.11%

The markdown rate is 32.1%

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