SOLUTION: a) A saleswoman has a salary of K90.00 per fortnight plus a 5½% commission on her sales.In the last two weeks she sold 5 radio at K430.00,K289.00,K360.00,K350.00 and K290.00 Wh

Question 1154494: a) A saleswoman has a salary of K90.00 per fortnight plus
a 5½% commission on her sales.In the last two weeks she sold
5 radio at K430.00,K289.00,K360.00,K350.00 and K290.00
What was her total pay for the fortnight?
b)By selling a radio at a market for K258.00,Peter makes a profit of 72½% on the cost price.What was the cost price?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
S(x)= 90+5.5% y ( y = sales)
y=1719
salary for fortnight = 90+5.5% *1719
salary = K184.54
What was her total pay for the fortnight?
b)By selling a radio at a market for K258.00,Peter makes a profit of 72½% on the cost price.What was the cost price?
when he sells at 172.5 the cost price is 100
when he sells a radio at 258 cost price will be

=K150
cost price= K150
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