One-ninth of Polymer Plastics’ sales are made in New England. If New England sales amount to $600,000, what are the total sales of the company? (Points : 2)
1/9 x = 600,000
so, x = ?
(1/9)x = 600,000
x = 600,000 / (1/9)
x = 600,000 * 9
x = ?
5,400,000
To find the total sales of the company, we need to determine the sales from New England as a fraction of the total sales. We are given that one-ninth of the company's sales are made in New England, which means that the sales from New England represent 1/9 of the total sales.
Let's use the equation S = (1/9)T to represent the relationship between the sales from New England (S) and the total sales of the company (T), where S is $600,000.
Now we can solve for T by multiplying both sides of the equation by 9:
9 * (S) = 9 * (1/9)T
9 * (600,000) = T
5,400,000 = T
Therefore, the total sales of the company is $5,400,000.