The seller wants to take $185,000 on the sale of his house after paying the commission of 6%. How much must the selling price be?

Dinesh Ygv asked Oct 19, 2023

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Dinesh Ygv asked Oct 19, 2023

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Answer:

196808.5106

Explanation:

the seller will take 94% from the selling price and pay 6% to the commission, and he wants to take 185000 dollars

let the price = x

then x * 94% = 185000

Solving for x you get the answer

Grodzi answered Oct 25, 2023

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