SOLUTION: if a job pays $7 per hour plus a commission of 30% how much is that? I took 7x40=280 so then 280x.30=84 but do that get added to 280 making it now 364? is that the new amount of p

Question 768193: if a job pays $7 per hour plus a commission of 30% how much is that?
I took 7x40=280 so then 280x.30=84 but do that get added to 280 making it now 364? is that the new amount of pay you would get?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Commission is paid on
top of the salary, but it is paid for
selling a certain cash total of items,
such as cars.
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Does the problem say that a certain
value of sales were made?
Suppose $1,000 in sales were made.

$300 would be the commission.
Then the total pay is
$580

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