what is the approximate decimal rounded to the hundredths place. say you have 50 jolly ranchers and sell each one of them for 10 cents. if the bag was 3.5

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what is the approximate decimal rounded to the hundredths place. say you have 50 jolly ranchers and sell each one of them for 10 cents. if the bag was 3.5 plus tax how much profit am I making?

Guest Sep 30, 2015

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You don't say how much the tax is, but if it's included in the "3.5" [$3.50 ??], you have gross sales of 50 x .10 = $5.00

So the net profit is Gross sales - Cost = $[5 - 3.50] = $1.50 ......no rounding necessary!!!!

CPhill Oct 1, 2015

CPhill · Answer 1 · 2015-10-01T12:09:29

You don't say how much the tax is, but if it's included in the "3.5" [$3.50 ??], you have gross sales of 50 x .10 = $5.00

So the net profit is Gross sales - Cost = $[5 - 3.50] = $1.50 ......no rounding necessary!!!!

Guest · Answer 2 · 2015-10-01T12:19:32

if you have 250 tootsie rolls

the bag was 3.00 dollars

you sell each one of the tootsie rolls for 10 cents a piece

what is your profit