document.write( "Question 164829: John wants to sell his car through a broker
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document.write( "who charges a commission of 10% of the selling price.
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document.write( "John still owes $11,025 on the car. John must get
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document.write( "enough to at least pay off the loan. What is the range of the
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document.write( "selling price? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #121457 by Mathtut(3670) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If S is the selling price needed to at least cover the loan and broker fee then we can write the equation in this way. S-.1(S)>=11025 solving for S we get .9S>=11025 \n" ); document.write( "S>=$12250 ... so John needs to sell this vehicle for at least $12250 in order to pay the broker fee and the loan on the car. Any thing above this price is his to keep. \n" ); document.write( " |