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Question : 8
Total: 40
Mary receives a commission of 15\% on articles sold in a week. If her commission was GHC 60.00, how much sales did she make?
GHC 900.00
GHC 90.00
GHC 400.00
GHC 40.00
Validate
Solution:
Concept:
Commission is a percentage of total sales.
Explanation:
Let total sales be
S
S
S
.
15
%
15\%
15%
of
S
=
60.00
S = 60.00
S
=
60.00
0.15
S
=
60.00
0.15S = 60.00
0.15
S
=
60.00
S
=
60.00
0.15
S = \frac{60.00}{0.15}
S
=
0.15
60.00
S
=
400.00
S = 400.00
S
=
400.00
Answer:
Mary’s total sales were GHC 400.00.
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