SOLUTION: Aaron works part time as a salesperson for an electronics store. He earns $6.75 per hour plus a percent commission on all of his sales. Last week Aaron worked 17 hours and earned a

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Question 159289: Aaron works part time as a salesperson for an electronics store. He earns $6.75 per hour plus a percent commission on all of his sales. Last week Aaron worked 17 hours and earned a gross income of $290.63. Find Aaron’s percent commission if his total sales for the week were $3,350. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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Basic Income for Aaron per week:
%286.75%2Fhr%29%28WorkHours%29%2BC%28Sales%29=Income, C=commission
Continuing as per given:
%286.75%2Fcross%28hr%29%29%2817cross%28hours%29%29%2BC%283350%29=290.63
114.75%2BC%283350%29=290.63
C%283350%29=290.63-114.75=175.88
cross%283350%29C%2Fcross%283350%29=cross%28175.88%290.0525%2Fcross%283350%29
C=0.0525%2A100=5.25%. commission
thank you,
Jojo