Question

At Gulfport Electronics, Randy earns a monthly salary of $1500 plus a 5% commission of x, his total monthly sales. If his March earnings total $2500, write and solve an equation that could be used to determine his total monthly sales for the month of March.

Answer 1

Answer:. $2500= 1500 + 0.05x

His Monthly Sales were $20,000

Step-by-step explanation:.

$2500 = 1500 + 0.05x

$2500-1500 = 0.05 x

1000 = 0.05x

1000/0.05 = 0.05x/0.05

1000÷0.05 =×

20,000 = x

Answer 2

His March Earnings is $20000

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Required

Determine the monthly sales

Represent the monthly sales with x

The march earnings can be determined using:

Substitute values of March Earnings and Salary

Solve for 0.05x

Solve for x

Hence:

His March Earnings is $20000