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Tristan is a salesman who's base pay plus commissions amounted to $59,238 last year. What was Tristan's base pay?

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Final answer:

To find Tristan's base pay, subtract the commissions from the total amount. Tristan's base pay was $39,500.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find Tristan's base pay, we need to subtract the commissions from the total amount. From the given table, we see that the commission ranges from $19,738 to $110,460. Subtracting each commission range from the total amount, we can determine the base pay. The commission ranges are:

  1. $19,738 - $59,238 = $39,500
  2. $22,194 - $59,238 = $37,044
  3. $24,216 - $59,238 = $35,022
  4. $27,184 - $59,238 = $32,054
  5. $30,414 - $59,238 = $28,824
  6. $33,903 - $59,238 = $25,335
  7. $37,674 - $59,238 = $21,564
  8. $41,723 - $59,238 = $17,515
  9. $46,083 - $59,238 = $13,155
  10. $50,748 - $59,238 = $8,490
  11. $55,756 - $59,238 = $3,482
  12. $66,829 - $59,238 = $-7,591
  13. $79,468 - $59,238 = $20,230
  14. $93,907-$59,238 = $34,669
  15. $110,460-$59,238 = $51,222

From the calculation we find that Tristan's base pay was $39,500.

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