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Answer 1 · 2016-10-21T23:00:57

$$4600$

Let $x$ be the amount you have to sell.

$0.07 = 7%$

$x xx (0.07)$ is the amount earned on the straight commission.

$0.02 = 2%$

$230 + x xx (0.02)$ is the amount earned on the salary plus a 2 % commission.

Set these two amounts equal to each other.

$x xx 0.07 = 230 + x xx 0.02$

$0.07x = 230 + 0.02x" "$ Subtract $0.02x$ from both sides

$0.07 x - 0.02 x = 230 + 0.02x - 0.02 x$

This gives $0.05 x = 230" "$ Divide both sides by $0.05$

This gives $x = $4,600$