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A salesperson works 40 hours per week at a job where she has two options for being paid. Option A is an hourly wage of ​23$. Option B is a commission rate of ​4% on weekly sales. How much does she need to sell this week to earn the same amount with the two​ options?

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I think the answer is $575

I did:

40 x $23 = $920 to get the weekly amount for option A.

She needs to sell $575 to earn the same.

Because if you do

575 x 4/100 you get $23
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Answer:

maybe 17% as u look at the question u will understand

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