document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389626>Question 389626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"A salesman earns 5% commission on his total sales and a flat rate of $15 an hour. If he earned $1250 in one 30-hour work week, what were his total sales that week? Show work to support your answer.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried doing 30*15 to get the amount he made per hour, but only got the answer $450, and that didn't look right to me somehow. It could be but I don't know. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I also tried learning how to do percentages but it didn't help with this problem. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just don't understand how to get the total amount of sales from that information and need your help.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = his total sales for the week<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >dollars/hr x <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs = $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=450 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"450\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > flat rate <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.05s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".05s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = commission on $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > sales for the week<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1250+=+.05s+%2B+450 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1250+=+.05s+%2B+450\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.05s+=+800 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".05s+=+800\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+=+16000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+=+16000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "His sales for the week were $16,000\r<BR>\n" );
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