Question

Khole earned $ 80 in commission which was
20% of her total sales How much were her total sales

Answer 1

To find Khole's total sales, we can set up an equation based on the information given. If she earned $80 in commission, which is 20% of her total sales, we can express this mathematically as:

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

Substituting in the values we know:

\[
80 = \text{Total Sales} \times 0.20
\]

To find her total sales, we can rearrange the equation:

\[
\text{Total Sales} = \frac{80}{0.20}
\]

Calculating that gives:

\[
\text{Total Sales} = \frac{80}{0.20} = 400
\]

So, Khole's total sales were **$400**.