Question

Maribelle works at a boutique and earns a 14.5% commission on any sales she makes. If she earns $304.50 in commissions on Thursday, what were her total sales for the day?

Answer 1

Maribelle's earned $2100.00 in total sales on Thursday.

Explanation:

Maribelle's total sales is the quotient of her commission and her commission rate:

Total sales = commission earned / commission rate

Thus, we can use the equation S = C/r to represent Maribelle's total sales, where:

• C represents the commission,
• S represents the total sales,
• and r represents the commission rate (the percentage is converted to a decimal for the equation).

Since Maribelle's commission rate is 14.5% and she earned $304.50 in commissions on Thursday, we can find her total sales (S) by substituting 304.50 for C and 0.145 for r in the total sales equation above:

S = 304.50 / 0.145

S = 2100

Therefore, Maribelle's earned $2100.00 in total sales on Thursday.