SOLUTION: Forty percent of Marie's total art sales are to mail order retailers. Last year, her sales to mail order retailers were $75,000. What were her total sales last year?

SOLUTION: Forty percent of Marie's total art sales are to mail order retailers. Last year, her sales to mail order retailers were $75,000. What were her total sales last year?

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Question 1038375: Forty percent of Marie's total art sales are to mail order retailers. Last year, her sales to mail order retailers were $75,000. What were her total sales last year?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$75,000 is 40% of her sales or 2/5
5/2*75,000 is all of her sales, or $187,500.
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