SOLUTION: if my commission is 32$ which is 2 percent of total cost of project how I find the remaining 98 percent? Please share the formula too

SOLUTION: if my commission is 32$ which is 2 percent of total cost of project how I find the remaining 98 percent? Please share the formula too

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Question 1035020: if my commission is 32$ which is 2 percent of total cost of project how I find the remaining 98 percent? Please share the formula too
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the remaining 98%. Then

is the total cost of the project. Since 2% of the total project is $32,

Solve for

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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