SOLUTION: Sales Commission. Danielle sold her house through an agent who charged 8% of the selling price. Danielle received $117.760. If x is the selling price, then x satisfies

Question 4014: Sales Commission. Danielle sold her house through an agent who charged 8% of the selling price. Danielle received $117.760. If x is the selling price, then x satisfies
x- 0.08x = 117.760.
Solve the equation to find the selling price, please show steps.
Answer by gsmani_iyer(201) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You are on the way to solve the problem.
Let the selling price be = x
So after charging 8% of selling price
x - 0.08x = 117.760 which means
1x - 0.08x = $117.760
= 0.92x = $117.760 (By subtracting the coefficients)
So x =
= 128
So the selling price = $128 answer

I hope you have understood now.
gsm

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