Question

Stephanie earns $80 per day, plus a commission of 6% of total sales. If she takes home $139.94 on a certain day, what were her total sales for that day?

Answer 1

The total sales for that day was $999

Explanation:

Remember that

`6\%=6/100=0.06`

Let

x ----> the total sales in a day

we know that

the total earned in a day is equal to $80 plus the total sales multiplied by 0.06

so

The linear equation that model this situation is

`139.94=80+0.06x`

solve for x

`0.06x=139.94-80\\0.06x=59.94\\x=999`

therefore

The total sales for that day was $999