SOLUTION: Ryan at customer electronic sale person earns a base salary of 1400 per month and a commission of 6% on the amount of sales he makes one month one receives a $1,760 paycheck find t

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Question 1007069: Ryan at customer electronic sale person earns a base salary of 1400 per month and a commission of 6% on the amount of sales he makes one month one receives a $1,760 paycheck find the amount of his sales for the month
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be his sales...then we have
1400 + .06x = 1760
.06x = 360
x = 360/.06 = $6000 in sales