Question

Xaviers daily earnings include 150 per day plus commision equal to x percent of his daily sales.

Enter an equation that can be used to find the commission percentage (x), if Xavier’s daily sales are $1250 and his total earnings for that day are $200

Answer 1

Let's use the equation:

Total earnings = Base pay + Commission

Xavier's base pay is $150 per day, and his commission is x percent of his daily sales, which is $1250 in this case. Therefore, we can write the equation as:

$200 = $150 + (x/100) * $1250

Simplifying the equation:

$200 - $150 = (x/100) * $1250

$50 = (x/100) * $1250

Dividing both sides by 1250:

0.04 = x/100

Multiplying both sides by 100:

x = 4

Therefore, the commission percentage for Xavier on that day was 4%.