my 12.5% commission, i received £760.00, but i cannot work out the original figure, please help??
2007-03-13 00:22:08 · 12 answers · asked by missmac1516 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
you're equation is wrong. If you recieved 12.5% commission, and this 12.5% commission equalled £760 then the amount you made to earn that commission would be
0.125x=760
x here is £6080
To earn your commission at 12.5% of £760, you therefore must have made £6080 in sales.
2007-03-13 00:37:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
£x - 12.5% = £760.00,
That is mathematical:
£x - 125/1000 = £760 | +125/1000
£x = £760 +125/1000 | / £
x = (£760 +125/1000) / £
2007-03-13 03:29:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
x = £760.125
£x - 0.125 = £760
therefore x=£760.125.
I think you're looking for the answer to a different question. £760 is 12.5% so what is the original figure?
760 is 12.5% of 6080
2007-03-13 00:32:06 · answer #3 · answered by stwilsons 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
£760 / 12.5% = £6080
You don't subtract. If you received £760 and that is 12.5% of some number, the you divide 760 by .12.5% or .125
2007-03-13 00:31:52 · answer #4 · answered by Faye H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
12.5% = 760
25.0% = 1520 x 4 = 6080
or
8 x 760 (12.5%) = 6080
2007-03-13 00:32:59 · answer #5 · answered by Sharon R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
855
2007-03-13 00:28:47 · answer #6 · answered by gwoods1210 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try 760 x 1.125 = about 855
2007-03-13 00:27:39 · answer #7 · answered by Smiler 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
x - 12.5 % of x = 760
x(1 - 1/8) = 760
7/8x = 760
so
x = 760 * 8 /7
x = 868.57
2007-03-13 00:31:40 · answer #8 · answered by @rrsu 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you can't work that out you need to go to a non-commission based job, try a job on the bins.
2007-03-13 00:34:53 · answer #9 · answered by Captain Sarcasm 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
£869-12.5%=£760.375
2007-03-13 00:35:50 · answer #10 · answered by lisa_t197 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋