SOLUTION: A salesperson earns a $200 per week in base pay plus one-twentieth of his/her dollar sales in volume. Find the salesperson's dollar sales volume if he/she earned $785 for the week

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Question 307033: A salesperson earns a $200 per week in base pay plus one-twentieth of his/her dollar sales in volume. Find the salesperson's dollar sales volume if he/she earned $785 for the week (before taxes)
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, mananth:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: solve the equation 200%2B%281%2F20%29x=785 to find 'x' which is the amount in sales.

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the sales be $x
She gets 5% on sales
The money earned on sales = 0.05x
The base pay =$ 200
0.05x + 200 = 785
0.05x =785-200
0.05x= 585
x=585/0.05
$ 11700 is the sales