document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389112>Question 389112</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A salesman at a jewelry store earns $1000 per month plus a 6% commission on his total sales. If he earned $2200 last month, what was the amount of his sales? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #275622 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><B>haileytucki(390)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=haileytucki><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=275622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If he earned 2200 last month, you have to subtract the original 1000 he already makes, which equals=1200.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Having earned 1,200.00:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1200)/(0.06)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide 1200 by 0.06 to get 20000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20,000.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He sold 20,000 worth of jewelry.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check your answer, reverse your math:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20000*0.06%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply 20000 by 0.06% to get 1200.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer= 20,000 </SPAN>\n" );
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