The wholesale price for a pillow is $4.50 . A certain department store marks up the wholesale price by 70% . Find the price of the pillow in the department store. Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.

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[tex]\bf \begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} \textit{a\% of b}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{a}{100} \right)\cdot b \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\textit{70\% of 4.5}\implies \cfrac{70}{100}\cdot 4.5\implies 3.15 \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ ~\hfill \stackrel{\textit{sale price}}{4.50 + 3.15}~\hfill[/tex]

the cost would me $10.50