Question

Maria receivesa commission of 11.5%for each pair of shoes she sells.She earned $207 in commission last week.What was the dollar amount of shoes she sold

Answer 1

$1800

Explanation:

You would use proportions. 11.5/100 (11.5%) multiplied by 207/x.

Cross multiply 100 and 207, then divide that answer by 11.5. You should get 1,800 as your answer.

Therefore, the dollar amount of shoes that Maria sold is $1800.