The owner of a small store buys coats for $55.00 each. Answer parts a and b.
a. She sells the coats for $99.00 each. What percent of the purchase price is the sale price?
The sale price is
180
180% of the purchase price.
b. The owner increases the sale price by the same percent that you found in part a when she buys jackets for $45 and sells them. How many jackets must the owner buy for the total jacket sales to be at least $390? Explain your answer..