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An agent was paid ₹ 88,000 as a commission on the sales of computers at the rate of 12.5 %. If the price of each computer was ₹ 32,000, how many computers did he sell? - Mathematics and Statistics

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An agent was paid ₹ 88,000 as a commission on the sales of computers at the rate of 12.5%. If the price of each computer was ₹ 32,000, how many computers did he sell?

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Agent's commission = 88,000

Rate of commission = 12.5%

∴ Commission = `"Rate"/100 xx "Total sales"`

88000 = `12.5/100 xx "Total sales"`

Total sales = `(88000 xx 100)/12.5` = 704000

Number of computer sold = `704000/32000` = 22

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