draw a diagram.
the two are similar bc of AAsimilarity
so 8.8 is to 4 as 22 is to x
basically the answer is 10 ft tall
J=john
m=mary
j is 2 times as old as mary
j=2 times m
sum is 21
m+j=21
find mary
subsitute
j=2m therefor subsitute 2m for j
m+2m=21
add like terms
3m=21
divide by 3
m=7
mary=7
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100% = 1.0
2.5% = 0.025
So now we know the decimal that corresponds to 2.5%, so all we have to do is multiply the price of the boat by this value in order to find the commission earned:
18 500 x 0.025 = $462.50
