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Kevin earned $11,700 commission for selling my house calculator is 6/100 of the selling price what was the selling price of the house

Kevin earned $11,700 commission for selling my house calculator is 6/100 of the selling-example-1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let 'x' be the selling price of the house:


11,700=(6)/(100)x

Solving for x:


\begin{gathered} (6)/(100)x=11,700 \\ 6x=100*11,700 \\ x=(100*11,700)/(6)=(1,117,000)/(6) \\ x=195,000 \end{gathered}

Answer:

The selling price of the house was $195,000

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