A clothing store buys shirts for n dollars and then marks them up 50%. To reward their employees, th

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    A clothing store buys shirts for n dollars and then marks them up 50%. To reward their employees, the store gives a 50% discount to all employees. How much does an employee pay for a shirt?

    50% = 0.5
    Markup cost = (1 + 0.5)n
    Markup cost = 1.5n

    50% discount:
    1.5n/2 = 0.75n
     

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