Question

Argyle sells computers. He keeps one

eighth of his sales as a commission.
How much must he sell to earn $500?

Answer 1

Note: I'm assuming that he keeps 1/8 of the money spent for himself.

If this is what the question was asking, then the answer would be:

Argyle must sell $4,000 worth of computers.

Explanation:

First, we write an equation.

1/8n = $500

Note: n is the variable I'm using to represent the amount of money Argyle must sell to get $500 as commission.

Then, to get the value of n and to get rid of the fraction, we multiply both sides by 8:

1/8n * 8 = $500 * 8

= n = $4000

Therefore, Argyle must sell $4,000 worth of computers to keep 1/8 ($500) as commission.