SOLUTION: Laura is a salesperson in a retail store and earns $66 per week plus 11% of her weekly sales. If Laura earned $209 one week, what were her sales that week?
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Question 972292: Laura is a salesperson in a retail store and earns $66 per week plus 11% of her weekly sales. If Laura earned $209 one week, what were her sales that week?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
66+.11x=209
.11x=209-66
.11x=143
x=143/.11
x=$1,300 was her sales amount.
proof:
.11*1,300+66=209
143+66=209
209=209
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