Question

Item 11

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

Answer 1

`Amount\ of\ sales=\$ 6000`

Explanation:

`Let\ total\ sales=x\\\\Commission=3\%\ of\ total\ sale\\\\Commission=3\%\ of\ x\\\\It\ is\ given\ that\ salesperson\ gets\ \$ 180\ as\ commission.\\\\3\%\ of\ x=180\\\\(3)/(100)x=180\\\\x=(180* 100)/(3)\\\\x=60* 100\\\\x=6000\$\\\\Amount\ of\ sales=\$ 6000`