SOLUTION: Alexis works part-time at a clothing store. She is paid an hourly rate of $15.25/h and earns a commission of 3.5% of her total weekly sales. If her goal is to earn $450 every week

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Question 1192453: Alexis works part-time at a clothing store. She is paid an hourly rate of $15.25/h and earns
a commission of 3.5% of her total weekly sales. If her goal is to earn $450 every week, and
she works 20 hours per week, how much (in dollars) does she need to sell to reach her goal?
Answer by ikleyn(52879) About Me  (Show Source):
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As a salary, Alexis gets  15.25*20   dollars per week.


As a commission, she gets 0.035*x  dollars, where x is the sales per week.


She wants the total be 450 dollars per week.


It gives you this equation


    15.25*20 + 0.035x = 450.


Now you should solve this equation and find x from it.

You are instructed.

From this point, boldly go forward and complete this task on your own.