Answer:
"$164000" is the appropriate answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the selling price be "s".
As per the question,
If Jane take 5.5% of selling price i.e.,
= 
Given commission,
= $9,020
then,
The selling price will be:
⇒ 
($)
That would be :
4x – 10 = x2 – 5x + 10 ( y = 4x - 10 is substitute for y)
PROOF: y + 5x = x²<span> + 10
</span> (4x - 10) + 5x = x² + 10
4x - 10 = x² -5x + 10
<span>
</span>0 = x2 – 9x + 20<span> (liked terms are grouped and simplified)
PROOF: </span> 4x - 10 = x² -5x + 10
4x = x² -5x + 10 + 10
0 = x² -5x -4x + 20
0 = x² - 9x + 20
Solving:
x² - 9x + 20 = 0
x² - 5x - 4x + 20 = 0
(x - 5) (x - 4) = 0
⇒ x = 4 (as question says) OR x = 5
The number will be itself when multiplied by 1.
The sum of twice and half the original number is 1, so the number is
2n +0.5n = 1
2.5n = 1
n = 1/2.5 = 0.4
The original number is 2/5.
