SOLUTION: Tom Braford receives a weekly salary of $350. He also receives a 6% commission on the total dollar volume of all sales he makes. What must his dollar volume be in a week, if he is

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Question 516926: Tom Braford receives a weekly salary of $350. He also receives a 6% commission on the total dollar volume of all sales he makes. What must his dollar volume be in a week, if he is to make a total of $710?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let sales be x
Income = 350+0.06x
710=350+0.06x
360=0.06x
360/0.06=x
6000=x
Sales = $6000

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