SOLUTION: Please Help!!! A real estate broker’s base annual salary is $18,000. She earns 3% commission on total sales. How much must she sell in real estate value during the year to ear

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Question 109911: Please Help!!!
A real estate broker’s base annual salary is $18,000. She earns 3% commission on total sales. How much must she sell in real estate value during the year to earn $65,000? Set up an equation and solve. Show all work to receive full credit. Round
final answer to the nearest dollar.
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Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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65,000-18,000=47,000 EARNED FROM COMISSIONS.
.03X=47,000
X=47,000/.03
X=$1,566,666.67 AMOUNT OF SALES.