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Fanny mendelssohn manages all the magazines and paperback books at a local grocery store. she prices many paperbacks to sell at $7.99. the cost to the store is $5.29. what is the markup rate on a paperback book, based on its cost?

Asunflower was 20 1/2 inches tall. over the next 6 months, it grew to a height of 37 inches tall. what was the average yearly growth rate of the height of the plzzz write a proportion i will give you 100 points

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