Question

Tony sells sporting goods. He makes a 10 percent commission on every dollar of sales that he makes. One month Tony got a commission check for $2,500. What were his sales in dollars that month?

Answer 1

25000

Explanation:

2500÷.10=25000

Answer 2

Answer: $25,000

Explanation:

Tony sells sporting goods and makes a ten percent commission on every dollar sales he makes.

In a certain month, Tony got a commission check for $2,500. His sales for that month will be:

Let his sales for the month be denoted as y

10% of y = $2500

10/100 × y = 2500

0.1 × y = 2500

0.1y = 2500

Divide both side by 0.1

0.1y/0.1 = 2500/0.1

y = 25000

The sales made by Tony is $25,000.