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Question from Sharon: I want to sell some earrings and make a $\$12.00$ profit on them I have to pay a |
Hi Sharon,
Suppose you price the earrings at $\$P$ then the commission is $35\%$ of $\$P$ and your share is $65\%$ of $\$P.$ Thus
\[0.65 \times \$P = \$12\]
Solve for $P.$
Write back if you need more assistance,
Penny
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