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Joseph haydn pet store offers wide variety of leashes for dogs. the store purchases one popular type of leash from its manufacturer for $4.38 each. joseph haydn pets marks up leashes at a rate of 238% of cost. what is the retail price of the popular leash?

When solving this problem: 3025/5.5 = a/90.75 you get 49912.5 which would be the length of one of the sides of a square when the area is only 90.75 inches. is that answer correct, why, and how is it possible?

If a and −a are numbers on the number line, which expression must give the distance between them? a) 0 b) a c) |2a| d) |a|