Applications of Percents

A music publisher earns a 6.75% commission on the moey made from the use of a song on a CD. If the music publisher earns $84,375, how much money was made from the use of the song? Let the money made be x dollars 0.75% of x =$84375

0.0075 * x = $84375

x = 84375 / 0.0075

x = 1.125 * 10 ⁷

x = $11,230,000