A salesman makes a 5% commission on all he sells. How much does he have to sell to make $1500?

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Answered by luana | 2024-06-10

The salesman needs to sell $30,000 worth of goods to make $1500 in commission .
Here, we have to find out how much the salesman needs to sell to make $1500 in commission, we can set up a** simple equation**.
Let's assume the total amount he sells is "x" dollars.
The commission he earns on all he sells is 5% of x, which can be expressed as 0.05 * x.
According to the given information, he wants to make $1500 in commission .
So we can write:
0.05 * x = $1500
Now, to find the **value **of "x," we can solve for it:
x = $1500 / 0.05
x = $30,000
Therefore, the salesman needs to sell $30,000 worth of goods to make $1500 in commission.
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Answered by duttakoushik094 | 2024-06-18

The salesman must sell $30,000 worth of goods to earn a $1500 commission at a 5% commission rate. This is calculated by solving the equation 0.05 × x = 1500 . After solving, we find x = 30000 .
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Answered by duttakoushik094 | 2024-12-26