Astore pays $10 for a bracelet, and the markup is 115%. a coustomer will also pay 5 1/2% sales tax what will be the closest cost to the bracelet to the nearest cent

$22.68 (to the nearest cent)

Step-by-step explanation:

A 115% markup can be calculated in this way:  1.15($10) = $11.50.

Thus, the selling price is $10 + $11.50, or $21.50.

The price the customer must pay, including the 5 1/2% tax, is

1.055($21.50), or $22.68 (to the nearest cent)

$16.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent Benny's weekly allowance.

We have been given that Benny spent half of his allowance going to the movies. So money spent on movies would be .

We are also told that he washed the family car and earned 8 dollars. So money after washing the car would be .

Since Benny ended with 16 dollars, so we can equate to 16 to solve for x as:

Therefore, Benny's weekly allowance is $16.