Question

Jimmy earns $500 a week selling shoes. He also earns 8% commission on all of his shoe sales. Last week, he sold $1,540 worth shoes. How much money did Jimmy earn last week?

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Answer 1

To determine the amount Jimmy made last week, you will need to calculate the commission he made on his sales and add the $500 to that amount.

Here is the math equation showing this:

($1540 x 0.08) + $500 = $623.20

Jimmy made $623.20 last week.