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Retail price = $24.

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Markup percent = 115%.

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\"\" (Substitute 24 for Retail price and 115% for Markup percent)

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\"\"                  (Add percents)

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\"\"                    (Write 215% as a decimal)

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\"\"           (Divide each side by 2.15)

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\"\"                        (Cancel common terms)

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\"\"                        (Divide: \"\")\"\"

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Wholesale price is $11.16.