SOLUTION: A salesman at a jewelry store earns $1000 per month plus a 6% commission on his total sales. If he earned $2200 last month, what was the amount of his sales?

Question 389112: A salesman at a jewelry store earns $1000 per month plus a 6% commission on his total sales. If he earned $2200 last month, what was the amount of his sales?
Found 2 solutions by richard1234, haileytucki:
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This, as an equation, becomes

1000 + .06x = 2200, where x is the total sales.

.06x = 1200

x = $20,000
Answer by haileytucki(390) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If he earned 2200 last month, you have to subtract the original 1000 he already makes, which equals=1200.00
Having earned 1,200.00:
(1200)/(0.06)
Divide 1200 by 0.06 to get 20000.
20,000.00
He sold 20,000 worth of jewelry.
To check your answer, reverse your math:
20000*0.06%
Multiply 20000 by 0.06% to get 1200.
1200
Answer= 20,000
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