Question

Commission and Purchase Price: If an appliance salesperson gets 11% commission on all the appliances she sells, what is the price of a refrigerator if her commission is $82.50?The price of the refrigerator is $ ? .

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If an appliance salesperson gets 11% commission on all the appliances she sells, what is the price of a refrigerator if her commission is $82.50?

Answer

Let the price of a refrigerator be x

`\begin{gathered} 11\text{ \% of x =82.50} \\ (11)/(100)x=82.50 \\ x=(8250)/(11) \\ x=750 \end{gathered}`

The price of the refrigerator is $ 750