SOLUTION: A salesman gets $40 per day as wages and $4.50 as commission for every pair of athletic shoes he sells in a day. How many pairs of shoes must he sell in a day to make $112 on tha

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Question 845524: A salesman gets $40 per day as wages and $4.50 as commission for every pair of athletic shoes he sells in a day.
How many pairs of shoes must he sell in a day to make $112 on that day?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
$112 - $40 = $72 in commission. pairs of shoes
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