A car dealer charges 5% commission for selling a car. He received a commission of sh 17 500 for selling a car. How much did the owner receive from the sale of his car?

      

A car dealer charges 5% commission for selling a car. He received a commission of sh 17 500 for selling a car. How much did the owner receive from the sale of his car?

  

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John
5% commission is sh 17 500

100% is total amount got

from sale of a car

Total sale = $\frac{105}{100}$ x 17 500

= sh 350 000

Owner received:

Total sale - Commission paid

= 350 000 - 17 500 = sh 332 500
johnmulu answered the question on June 8, 2017 at 13:34


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