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Jessica is looking for the best deal on a set of golf clubs that has a wholesale price of 349. Help her compare the price ofthe golf clubs in different situations by completing the following(a)Jessica can buy the golf clubs from a distributor that does direct-to-customer sales. When selling directly toindividual customers, this distributor marks up the wholesale price 80%. Ignoring tax, how much would Jessica payfor the golf clubs if she gets them from this distributor?$(b)Jessica can also go to a pro shop that she knows has the golf clubs. This pro shop gets them from a distributor whomarks up the wholesale price 10%. Then the pro shop marks them up by an additional 70%. Ignoring tax, howmuch would Jessica pay for the golf clubs at this pro shop?$(c)Select the true statement.Jessica would pay more for the golf clubs if she gets them directly from the distributorJessica would pay more for the golf clubs if she gets them at the pro shopJessica would pay the same amount if she gets the golf clubs from the distributor or a

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Answer:A: $279.20B: $24.40C: Jessica would pay more for the golf clubs if she gets them directly from the distributerStep-by-step explanation:Distributer A- DirectDistributer B- ProTo turn a percent into a decimal, get rid of percentage and divide # by 100A: 349Γ— .8 = $279. 20B: 349 Γ— .1 = 34.9034.90 Γ— .7 = $24.43C: Jessica would pay more for the golf clubs if she gets them directly.