document.write( "Question 900918: I am having a hard time figuring this out. Any help would be appreciated.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A salesperson earns a base salary of 3,200 per month and a commission of 5% on the amount of sales made. If the person has a paycheck of $5700.00 for one month, what was the amount of sales for the month?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #546306 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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Let b = base salary, 3200
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%2B0.05s=5700\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.05s=5700-b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"s=%285700-b%29%2A20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"s=%285700-3200%29%2A20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"s=2500%2A20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28s=50000%29\"
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