Juliet receives 10% commission on each sale that she makes. She earned $450 last week in commissions. How much were her sales?

Roshnal asked Apr 21, 2023

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Roshnal asked Apr 21, 2023

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Given:

Rate of commission = 10% on each sale

Commission = $450

To find:

The total sales.

Solution:

Let the total sales be x. Then,

Commission = 10% of total sales

Multiply both sides by 10.

Therefore, the total sales is $4500.

Oleksiy Chystoprudov answered Apr 28, 2023

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