SOLUTION: A salesperson earns a base salary of $1,540 per month and a commission of 7.6% on the amount of sales. If the salesperson has a paycheck of $4,291.20 for one month, what was the am

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Question 1023490: A salesperson earns a base salary of $1,540 per month and a commission of 7.6% on the amount of sales. If the salesperson has a paycheck of $4,291.20 for one month, what was the amount of sales for the month? Please show work.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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x is amount of sales.
1540%2B0.076x=4291.2

Solve for x.