Question

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A salesperson receives a 3% commission on sales. The salesperson receives $180 in commission. What is the amount of sales?

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Answer 1

$6,000

Explanation:

Form an equation

let s be the amount of sales

You know that the salesperson gets 3%, or 0.03 of the sales, so:

0.03x = 180

Then, solve

`0.03x=180`

multiply both sides by 100 to get rid of the decimal

`3x=18000`

divide both sides by 3

`x=6000`

So the amount of sales is $6,000