WAEC 2019 · Paper 1 · Q27

Eric sold his house through an agent who charged 8%8\% commission on the selling price. If Eric received $117,760.00 after the sale, what was the selling price of the house?

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. The commission is 8%8\% of the selling price SS, so Eric keeps 92%92\% of it: 0.92S=117 7600.92S = 117\,760.
  2. Divide both sides by 0.92: S=128 000S = 128\,000.
  3. So the selling price was $128,000.00, option B.

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