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James gets a job selling used cars. He sold 10 cars that cost $25,000 each. The company paid 30% of that price to acquire the cars. He got a 10% commission on the profits. How much did he make?
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How much did he sell the cars for? ** He sold the car for 25000*10=$<<25000*10=250000>>250,000
How much did the company pay for each car? ** Each car was bought for 25,000*.3=$<<25000*.3=7500>>7500
How much did the company buy the cars for? ** So they bought the cars for 7500*10=$<<7500*10=75000>>75,000
How much did the cars have a profit of? ** That means the cars had a profit of 250,000-75,000=$<<250000-75000=175000>>175,000
How much was his commission? ** So his commission was 175,000*.1=$<<175000*.1=17500>>17,500
#### 17500