What is a 40% mark up on $21.41?

Question

How is a 40% mark up calculated on $21.41?

Is it done by:

1. Dividing $21.41 by .6  and getting the answer of: $35.69

or is it done by:

2. multiplying $21.41 by .4, and then adding that result of $8.57 to the $21.41 which equals: $29.98

Thank you!

Kimberlee Aldrich

Answer 1

add 40% tu 21.41=1.40*21.41=29.974 or

bout 29.97

#### or du yu want the 40% av 21.41?????=0.4*21.41=8.564