Question

Mrs. Bonilla is a saleswoman at a furniture store. Her commission on rugs is 10% and her commission on furniture is 15%. Her goal is to make $4000 in commissions next month. If she sells 12,500 worth of furniture, what must be the total value of the rugs she sells?

Answer 1

$21,250

Explanation:

Mrs. Bonilla's commision on rugs is 10%

Her commission on furniture is 15%

Her goal is to make $4,000 in commissions next month

If she sells $12,500 worth of furniture,

Then she must sell $x worth of rugs (We don't know the value of $x)

Her commision on rugs is 10% of $x = $0.1x

Her commision on furniture is 15% of $12,500 = $1,875

Given; $0.1x + $1,875 = $4,000

$0.1x = $4,000 - $1,875

$0.1x = $2,125

$x =
`(2,125)/(0.1)` = $21,250

So she sold $21,250 worth of rugs.