A clothing store originally bought 100 jackets at a total cost of j dollars. If each jacket was sold for 70 percent more than its original cost, what was the individual price, in terms of j, of each jacket sold? Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) j/59 B) 7j/500 C) 140j D) j/100+40 E) 140j/100
lets take j=1000, as decided by you..   now 70% increase makes it 1700..   this is the price for 100 jackets, so selling price for each jacket=1700/100=$17..   so ans is correct as j/59..
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A clothing store originally bought 100 jackets at a total cost of j dollars. If each jacket was sold for 70 percent more than its original cost, what was the individual price, in terms of j, of each jacket sold?