Question

Mae Ling earns a weekly salary of $390 plus a 5.0% commission on sales at a gift shop.

How much would she make in a work week if she sold $4,100 worth of merchandise?

Answer 1

$595 dollars in a week

Explanation:

We know that Mae Ling earns $390 per week plus sales commissions of 5.0%, if we express this would be: (x refers to sales)

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  `Earnings = $390 + 0.050x`

So, it would be:

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  `Earnings = $390 + 0.050(4100) = $595`