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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help please! Will fan + medal A Starbucks is searching for a general manager. The recruiting budget is $15,000. So far, the store has spent $1,365 in advertising and $769 on interviewing. Starbucks is willing to pay a 6% commission to a broker for selling the manager’s home. What is the maximum selling price on which the bank would pay 6% commission and stay within its budget?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First add 1365 and 769 and subtract the answer from 15000

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got $12,866

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is this multiple choice

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Im sorry erandels 1. I dont know how to solve the rest

OpenStudy (b87lar):

starting with setting up the equation. let x be the home price. the bank now has $12866 to spend. 6% of of the home price is 0.06x. That is what they can spend in terms of house price. so the total equation is: \[0.06x=12866\]

OpenStudy (b87lar):

can you solve now?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I can solve this

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Its 214433 based on b87lar's calculations

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