Question

Sammi buys a candy bar for .50 cents and sells it for $1.00. What is the percent of markup
A.50% increase
B.75% increase
C.100% increase
D.200% increase

Answer 1

100% increase, because 50¢ + 100% of 50¢ would give you $1

Answer 2

100% increase. 1.00 is double .50 cents so 100% is +0.50 cents