document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205021>Question 205021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need an equations for this problem. I have tried but can not do it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Gwen sold her car on consignment for x dollars. The<BR>\n" );
document.write( "saleswoman’s commission was 10% of the selling price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and Gwen received $6570.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks, </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since Gwen received $6,570 and the saleswoman’s commission was 10%, it means that the $6,570 that Gwen received was reduced by the saleswoman’s 10% commission, thereby leading to Gwen receiving only 90% of the amount that the car was sold for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, we’re looking at $6,570 representing 90%, and finding out what amount represents 100%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We then get:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.9%2F1=6570%2FP ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".9%2F1=6570%2FP\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By cross-multiplication, we get:   .9P  =  6,570 (EQUATION YOU’RE SEEKING)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Going further, we can see that the selling price of the car was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6570%2F.9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6570%2F.9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  =  $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%287300%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%287300%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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