Question

Samir works in a department store selling clothing. He makes a guaranteed salary of $300 per week, but is paid a commision on top of his base salary equal to 15% of his total sales for the week. How much would Samir make in a week in which he made $1275 in sales? How much would Samir make in a week if he made xx dollars in sales?

Total earnings when selling $1275:
Total earnings when selling $x:
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Answer 1

$491.25

0.15x + 300

Explanation:

Part 1:

We have $300 that he makes already. Then he earns 15% of what he makes on sales, which means he gets 15% of $1275. That's $191.25. We add them up to get $491.25.

Part 2:

Likewise, we have the $300. Then, we have 15% of the sales, which we define as x. 15% = 0.15, so we have 0.15x as his commission. We add them up to get 0.15x + 300.