Avideo game sells at arnolds for $14.99. arnold's marks the game up at 40% of the selling price. what is the cost of the game to arnold? a. $6.00 b. $6.50 c. $8.99 d. $9.10

To answer this question, you do

14.99*40/100

This equals 5,996.

Therefore, the answer is A.

X = cost in dollars
selling price = 14.99 dollars
40% of selling price = 0.4*14.99 = 5.996 which rounds to 6.00 dollars

Arnold wants a profit of $6 per video game

Profit = Revenue - Cost
6 = 14.99 - x
6+x = 14.99-x+x ... add x to both sides
x+6 = 14.99
x+6-6 = 14.99-6 ... subtract 6 from both sides
x = 8.99

Choice C) $8.99