document.write( "Question 986448: Here is my question that I can't get the right answer to.\r
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document.write( "Danny wants to sell his house. He would like to receive $136,000 after deducting the 6% commission due to the real estate agent. What should the selling price for the house be to the nearest dollar?\r
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document.write( "My answer was $136,00 X .06= $8,160
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document.write( " 8,160 + 136,000= $144,160\r
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document.write( "My teachers answer is 144,681 so where did I go wrong? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #607201 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = selling price\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "take 6% of the selling price to get 0.06x. This is the amount the real estate agent gets\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The amount danny gets is x - 0.06x = 0.94x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "He wants $136,000, so,\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.94x = 136000\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.94x/0.94 = 136000/0.94 Divide both sides by 0.94\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 144,680.85106383\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 144,681 Round to the nearest dollar\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the selling price should be $144,681\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you need more help, or if you have any questions about the problem, feel free to email me at jim_thompson5910@hotmail.com \n" );
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