Question

Janice earns a 4 percent commission for the medical equipment that she sells. If she earned $1,823.94 in commission on the digital x-ray machine that she sold, what was the cost of the machine?

Answer 1

$45,598.50

1823.94 x 100 divided by 4

Answer 2

The cost of the machine was $45,598.50.

Explanation:

Janice earns 4% commission for the medical equipment that she sells.

She earned $1,823.94 in commission on the digital x-ray machine that she sold.

Let the value of x-ray machine be x

4% of x = $1,823.94

`(4)/(100)` of x = 1,823.94

x = 1,823.94 ÷ 0.04 = $45,598.50

The cost of the machine was $45,598.50.