SOLUTION: You are a salesperson for Acme Toys. Every day you earn $30 plus two ninths of your sales. What dollar amount of sales do you need to earn $100

Question 1098122: You are a salesperson for Acme Toys. Every day you earn $30 plus two ninths of your sales. What dollar amount of sales do you need to earn $100
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, Boreal, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to earn $70 from sales
$70=(2/9)x
multiply both sides by (9/2)
70*9/2=$315=x
you earn $30+($315*2/9)=$100.
Answer by ikleyn(52863)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The correct solution is THIS:

30 + (2/9)*x = 100 ====> (2/9)x = 100-30 = 70 ====> x = = 35*9 = 315 dollars.

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