SOLUTION: Ryan, a consumer electronic's earns a base salary of $1,200 per month and a commission of 8% on the amount of sales he makes. One month Ryan received a $1,864 paycheck. Find the am
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Question 901094: Ryan, a consumer electronic's earns a base salary of $1,200 per month and a commission of 8% on the amount of sales he makes. One month Ryan received a $1,864 paycheck. Find the amount of his sales for the month.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ryan's base salary = $1,200
Ryan's paycheck = $1,864
Therefore, his commission is $664.
664 = .08x
Divide each side by .08
Ryan sold $8300
