Question

If a salesman earned a 6% commission on sales and in one week he earned $300.00 in commissions, how much merchandise did he sell that week? Please help thanks

Answer 1

so \(6\%\) of merchandise is \(300\)

Answer 2

let \(x\) be the merchandise, then

\[\large \dfrac{6}{100}*x = 300\]

solve \(x\)

Answer 3

so 6x divided by 300 x=50

Answer 4

is that how you would solve it?