SOLUTION: julie has been offered two jobs. the first pays $400 per week. the second pays $175 per week with a 15% COMMISSION ON HER SALES. how much will she have to sell in order for the sec

SOLUTION: julie has been offered two jobs. the first pays $400 per week. the second pays $175 per week with a 15% COMMISSION ON HER SALES. how much will she have to sell in order for the sec

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Question 696010: julie has been offered two jobs. the first pays $400 per week. the second pays $175 per week with a 15% COMMISSION ON HER SALES. how much will she have to sell in order for the second job to pay as much as the first?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
400=175+0.15x
400-175=0.15x
225=0.15x
225/0.15=x
x=$1500
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