document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=836606>Question 836606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. Salinas, a real estate agent, received a 5% commission on the selling price of a house. If his commission was $6975, what was the selling price of the house?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me form the equation to solve it please!!! Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504287 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doodles><B>doodles(24)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doodles><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=504287\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well first of all we need to look at the general equation. So we know that the selling price of the house  * 5% = commission earned. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ultimately, if we to write as a math equation it would be: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2A+.05+=+6975 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2A+.05+=+6975\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then we solve for x... so: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+6975%2F.05 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+6975%2F.05\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus giving us our answer: 139500 \r<BR>\n" );
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