Question

A salesperson receives a 5% commission on the sale of each car. If the commission on a car is $490, what is the price of the car?

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Answer 1

$9800

Explanation:

commission = 5% × car price

20 × commission = 100% × car price . . . . . . multiply by 20

20 × $490 = car price = $9800 . . . . . . . . . . fill in given value of commission