Question 232317:  COMMISSION PROBLEM THE ANSWER IS 130,000 I cant seem to get it!
 
Frank makes 16,000 per year plus a 6% commission on all sales over $30,000. He wants to make more than $22,000 this year. How many dollars in sales must he achieve to make this salary goal? (I have to solve this using an inequality) 
 Found 2 solutions by  stanbon, rfer: Answer by stanbon(75887)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! Frank makes 16,000 per year plus a 6% commission on all sales over $30,000. He wants to make more than $22,000 this year. How many dollars in sales must he achieve to make this salary goal?  
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Let "x" be the amount of his sales. 
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Inequality:
 
16000+ 0.06(x-30000)> 22000 
Subtract 16000 from both sides 
0.06(x-30000) > 6000 
Multiply both sides by 100 to get: 
6(x-30000) > 600000 
Divide both sides by b to get 
x-30000 > 100000 
x = $130,000 (amount of sales he will need) 
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Cheers, 
Stan H. 
 Answer by rfer(16322)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! 16000+.06x=22000 
x=$100,000 
100000 in sales above the 30000 with no commision 
total = $130,000 
Here is what you have to work with, you set up the inequality. 
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