Question

Juliet receives 10% commission on each sale that she makes. She earned $450 last week in commissions. How much were her sales?

Answer 1

Given:

Rate of commission = 10% on each sale

Commission = $450

To find:

The total sales.

Solution:

Let the total sales be x. Then,

Commission = 10% of total sales

Multiply both sides by 10.

Therefore, the total sales is $4500.