Question

A stereo salesman whose base pay plus commissions amounted to $37,625

last year earned a commission of 16.5% on each stereo sold. If each stereo
he sold cost $1500 and if his base pay was $33,170, how many stereos did
the salesman sell last year?
A. 17
B. 15
C. 18
D. 16
(APEX ANSWER) (you can answer anyways to rack up points but i mostly posted bc i dident see it when i looked for it)​

Answer 1

18

Explanation:

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Answer 2

C. 18

Explanation:

Let x represent number of stereos.

We have been given that a salesman sold each stereo for $1500. He earned a commission of 16.5% on each stereo sold.

The amount of commission earned on each stereo would be 16.5% of 1500.

`1500* (16.5)/(100)=15* 16.5=247.5`

The amount of commission earned on x stereos would be
`247.5x`.

We are told his base salary is $33,170, so total salary of salesman would be
`247.5x+33,170`.

We are also given that last year he earned $37,625. We can represent this information in an equation as:

`247.5x+33,170=37,625`

`247.5x+33,170-33,170=37,625-33,170`

`247.5x=4455`

`(247.5x)/(247.5)=(4455)/(247.5)`

`x=18`

Therefore, the salesman sold 18 stereos last year.