Question

A salesman makes a 5% commission on all he sells. How much does he have to sell to make $1500?

Answer 1

300

Answer 2

thanks
how did u do it?

Answer 3

never mind ill figure it out

Answer 4

no i made a mistake

Answer 5

X=1500/.05
X=$30,000 AMOUNT OF SALES.

Answer 6

.05X=1500

Answer 7

Right

you think...how many things must he sell at 5% commision to reach 1500

x ( .05) = 1500

Answer 8

so when solving for x....you divide both sides by .05

as @joshhhx has shown