The Wacky Widget Company sells widgets for $2.00 each wholesale.
A local store has a markup of $1.59. What is the retail price?
SOLUTION Add the markup to the wholesale price.
Markup + Wholesale price
The retail price is $3.59.
= Retail price 2.00+ 1.59 = 3.59
The wholesale price of an item is x dollars. The retail price is r dollars.
Express the markup algebraically.