Belt Auction

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The local police department had an auction of various confiscated items. The items were valued at $1,859. At the end of the auction, the Police Department had $2,325 from the sale of the confiscated items. •Calculate the increase (markup) amount in dollars on the sale of the confiscated items. •Calculate the increase (markup) percentage on the sale of the confiscated items. (Round to the nearest hundredth.)

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1. 1) subtract the lowest number from the highest number which is $466. They just want to know how much more the police made 2) set up an inequality. 2325/1859=x/100 2325*100=232500/1859 x=125.07% increased by 25.07%