document.write( "Question 31835: The amount of money that a salesperson makes varies as the total amount of sales made.If the sales person receives $7,500 for selling a house for $120,000 how much will he make if he sells a house for $ 150,000? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #18994 by ikdeep(226)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You can also find solution to this problem through percentage system...and is goes like this \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now Let sales person percentage commission on selling a house = x%\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and acoording to question ,,i.e. sales person receives $7,500 for selling a house for $120,000 ...we have get the equation..\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(7,500/120,000) * 100 = x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "on solving it we get\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 6.25%\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now to calculate his commission on selling house of $150,000 = 150,000 * 6.25%\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= $9,375 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |