Question

Ryan, a consumer electronics salesperson, earns a base salary of $1400 per month and a commission of 5% on the amount of sales he makes. One month Ryan received a $1710 paycheck. Find the amount

Answer 1

Let x be the amount of sales Ryan made in that month.

Ryan's commission on the sales would be 5% of x, which is 0.05x.

Adding the commission to his base salary gives his total income for the month, which is $1400 + 0.05x.

Since his paycheck for the month was $1710, we can write the equation:

$1400 + 0.05x = $1710

To solve for x, we can first subtract $1400 from both sides:

0.05x = $310

Then divide both sides by 0.05:

x = $6200

Therefore, Ryan made $6200 in sales that month.