Question

Dorian gets paid on commission to sell furniture. He receives 35% of all sales he makes. He has to pay $518 each month in rent for his apartment. How much does he have to sell to make enough money to pay for his rent? Show all work.

Answer 1

1480$

Explanation:

Answer 2

$1480

Explanation:

We know that he needs to make $518 and receives $.35 for every dollar made

we can write the following equation

.35x=518

You can solve this with relative ease. First divide by .35

this means that x=518/.35 which equals $1480