Question

Sandy works at a clothing store. She makes $6 per hour plus earns 10% commission on her sales. She worked 80 hours over the last two weeks and had a total of $2,986 in sales before taxes. Which of the following is closest to how much she will earn in hourly wages and commission for those two weeks?

Answer 1

$778.60

Explanation:

Sandy worked 80 hours over the last two weeks. She makes $6 per hour, so she earned

`\$6\cdot 80=\$480`

Sandy had a total of $2,986 in sales before taxes. Sandy earns 10% commission on her sales, so

`\$2,986\cdot 0.1=\$298.60`

is Sandy's earning on sales.

In total, Sandy earned

`\$480+\$298.60=\$778.60`