At Bed Bath and Beyond, the manager, Jill Roe, knows her customers will pay no more than $\$ 280$ for a bedspread. Jill wants a $35 \%$ markup on selling price. What is the most that Jill can pay for a bedspread?

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$\boxed{\$182}$ is the most that Jill can pay for a bedspread.

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Step 1 ：Let's denote the selling price as $SP = \$280$

Step 2 ：Jill wants a 35% markup on the selling price, so the markup is $0.35 \times SP = \$98$

Step 3 ：To find out the maximum cost price Jill can pay for the bedspread, we subtract the markup from the selling price, $SP - markup = \$182$

Step 4 ：$\boxed{\$182}$ is the most that Jill can pay for a bedspread.