Kayla earns 6.5% in commissions on her home sales. she also earns a yearly salary of $12000. she would like to earn a total of $45000 per year. what is the total value of the homes she must sell to achieve her goal? show the work on how you solve it , it will be very much appreciated : )

0.065s+12000=45000

This is the formula you would use. Where 0.065 is 6.5% in decimal form, s is the value of the homes she must sell, 12000 is her yearly salary and 45000 is the total she wants to earn.

0.065s+12000=45000
            -12000  -12000
0.065s=33000
 
0.065    0.065
s=507,692.31 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)

The total value of the homes she must sell to earn a total of $45000 is $507,692.31

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