Question

David earns a 4%
commission for all the furniture he sells.
​
​If David receives
7500 in commission this year, what is the dollar amount of his sales?

Answer 1

To find the dollar amount of David's sales based on his commission, you can use the following formula:

\[
\text{Commission} = \text{Sales} \times \text{Commission Rate}
\]

In this case, the commission is $7500 and the commission rate is 4% (or 0.04 in decimal form). We can rearrange the formula to solve for sales:

\[
\text{Sales} = \frac{\text{Commission}}{\text{Commission Rate}}
\]

Now, plug in the values:

\[
\text{Sales} = \frac{7500}{0.04} = 187,500
\]

Thus, the dollar amount of David's sales is **$187,500**.