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Proportional Reasoning with Percents — Test

Question 6 • Grade 7 Mathematics

Nikhil gets paid a 5 percent commission on every pair of shoes that he sells. He earned 1 point 0 0 dollars on the last pair of shoes that he sold. The expression that can be used to represent x , the price of the shoes, is 0 point 0 5 x is equal to 1 What was the price of the shoes?

Answer
A
5 point 0 0 dollars
B
20 point 0 0 dollars
C
10 point 0 0 dollars
D
25 point 0 0 dollars

Explanation

A 5% commission means Nikhil earns 0.05 times the shoes’ price. Set 0.05x = 1 and divide both sides by 0.05: x = 1 ÷ 0.05 = 20. The price was 20.00 dollars, choice B.

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