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6. Sales associates at a local clothing

store eam a 2% commission on the
clothes they sell if an associate earned
$50 in commission, what was the value
of her sales? Explain how you can
check your answer.
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User Aditya Thakur
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Answer:

$2500

Explanation:

Given data

Percent commission from sale= 2%

We are told that an associate earned $50 from sales

Let the amount of the sales be x

so

2/100*x= 50

0.02x=50

Divide both sides by 0.02

x=50/0.02

x=2500

Hence the sales made was $2500

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