SOLUTION: Emma is a real estate agent. Emma just sold a house for her client, Matthew. Matthew paid Emma five percent commission on the selling price. Matthew received $228,950 after paying
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Question 486843: Emma is a real estate agent. Emma just sold a house for her client, Matthew. Matthew paid Emma five percent commission on the selling price. Matthew received $228,950 after paying the commission for the house. What was the actual selling price of the house?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
228950/0.95=$241,000
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