SOLUTION: A real estate agent earns a 1.75% commission on the selling price of a house. If the salesman earned $35,000.00 last year, what were his total sales for the year?

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Question 55350: A real estate agent earns a 1.75% commission on the selling price of a house. If the salesman earned $35,000.00 last year, what were his total sales for the year?


Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
35000=S*.0175
S=35000/.0175
S=$2,000,000 WORTH OF SALES.

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