Question

Jennifer works in a music store and earns 8.2% commission on each sale. If Jennifer sells a tuba and earns $125.25, what is the price of the tuba?

Answer 1

`$115.76`

Explanation:

`"price of tuba" * 1.082 = 125.25`

`:. "price of tuba" = 125.25/1.082`

`" ""price of tuba" = $115.76 " to 2 decimal places"`