SOLUTION: Marlene is a sales associate at a department store. Each week she earns $100 plus a 5% commission of all her sales. This week she earned $160. How much, in dollars, were Marlene's

SOLUTION: Marlene is a sales associate at a department store. Each week she earns $100 plus a 5% commission of all her sales. This week she earned $160. How much, in dollars, were Marlene's

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Question 599126: Marlene is a sales associate at a department store. Each week she earns $100 plus a 5% commission of all her sales. This week she earned $160. How much, in dollars, were Marlene's sales this week? (Do not put a $ in your answer.)
Answer by flame8855(424) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
160-100 = 60 which are 5 % of total sales
60=0.05X
x= 1200
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