Question

Danielle earns a 7.75% commission on everything she sells at the electronics store where she works. She also earns a base salary of $750 per week. What were her sales last week if her total earning for the week were 1076.25

Answer 1

☆Answer :

Answer in the picture.

Answer 2

Last week her sales was
`\$4209.68`.

Explanation:

Given: Danielle earns a
`7.75\%` commission on everything she sells at the electronics store where she works. She also earns a base salary of
`\$750` per week.

To find: What were her sales last week, if her total earning for the week were
`\$ 1076.25`.

Solution:

We have,

Danielle earns a
`7.75\%` commission on everything she sells.

Let the sale made by her be
`\$x`.

Her total earning for the week were
`\$ 1076.25`.

She also earns a base salary of
`\$750` per week.

Therefore, the commission earned for the week
`=1076.25-750=\$326.25`

Now, as per question,

`(7.75)/(100) * x=326.25`

`\implies x=(326.25*100)/(7.75)`

`\implies x=(3262500)/(775)`

`\implies x=4209.68`

Hence, last week her sales was
`\$4209.68`.