SOLUTION: Barbara works for Real Realtors. Monthly she receives a commission of 3% of her total sales. Last month she sold two properties and her commission was $9600. The first property sol
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Question 1155673: Barbara works for Real Realtors. Monthly she receives a commission of 3% of her total sales. Last month she sold two properties and her commission was $9600. The first property sold for $40,000 less than twice the second. What was the sale price of each property? Found 3 solutions by greenestamps, Boreal, josmiceli:Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .03x=9600, 3 % commission of x worth of sales.
x=320,000, the combined price
one is x, the other is 2x-40000
that some is 3x-40000=320000
3x=360000
x=$120,000 and 2x-40000=$200,000
$120L and $200K
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the selling price of the 2nd property = the selling price of the 1st property
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$120,000 = the selling price of the 2nd property
$200,000 = the selling price of the 1st property
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check:
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