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a salesman is allowed 11/2% discount on the total sales made by him plus a bonus of 1/2 on sales over rs10000.if his total earnings were rs1990.then what was his total sales

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let the total sales is x;
so,
(x*11/2*1/100)+((x-10000)*1/2*1/100)=1990
x=34000;
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Let the total sales be x
11/2% of x + 1/2% of(x-10000)=1990
11/2*1/100*x + 1/2*1/100*(x-10000)=1990
11x/200+(x-10000)/200=1990
12x-10000=1990*200
12x=408000
x=34000
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