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piper works at a camera store.he is paid an hourly rate plus 16% commission on everything he sells. one week, he was paid $365 for working 20 hours and selling $1500 worth of camera equipment. what is
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piper works at a camera store.he is paid an hourly rate plus 16% commission on everything he sells. one week, he was paid $365 for working 20 hours and selling $1500 worth of camera equipment. what is his hourly rate

piper works at a camera store.he is paid an hourly rate plus 16% commission on everything-example-1
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If we let x be his hourly rate, his basic pay is equal to 20x. The equation that would best described the given above is expressed as,
20x + (1500 - 20x)(0.16) = 1500
The value of x from the equation is 75. Therefore, Piper's hourly rate is $75.
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