Question

Raisa receives a 7% commission on all items that she sells. Her commission for her sales on Monday was $47.25. What was the dollar value of her sales on Monday?

Answer 1

Raisa receives a 7% commission on her sales. In this case the commission was $47.25, representing 0.07s.

Solve for s: Divide both sides of 0.07s = $47.25 by 0.07:

s = $47.25/0.07 = $675.

The dollar value of her sales was $675.

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Answer 2

$675

Explanation:

Let s represent her Monday sales.

Raisa receives a 7% commission on her sales. In this case the commission was $47.25, representing 0.07s.

Solve for s: Divide both sides of 0.07s = $47.25 by 0.07:

s = $47.25/0.07 = $675.

The dollar value of her sales was $675.