clarence us a salesman who receives 8% commission on every sale he makes. If his most recent sale helped him earn $216 in commission , how much was his sale?
.08 * sale = 216
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actual answer is $2,700 i got 1728 thats why i am asking .thank you
I get 216/.08 = 2700
To find out how much Clarence's sale was, we can set up an equation based on the information given.
Let's assume the sale amount is represented by 'x'. According to the problem, Clarence receives an 8% commission on every sale he makes. So, his commission can be calculated as 8% (or 0.08) of the sale amount.
The equation becomes:
0.08 * x = 216
To solve this equation and find the value of 'x' (the sale amount), we divide both sides of the equation by 0.08:
x = 216 / 0.08
Simplifying the right side of the equation gives us:
x = 2700
Therefore, Clarence's sale amount was $2700.