SOLUTION: Juliet has a chocie between receiving an $1800 monthly salary from Furniture by Design or a base salary of $1600 and a 4% commission on the amount of furniture she sells during the

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Question 399080: Juliet has a chocie between receiving an $1800 monthly salary from Furniture by Design or a base salary of $1600 and a 4% commission on the amount of furniture she sells during the month. For what amount of sales will the two choices be equal?
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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1800-1600=200$ difference between choices
this difference equal a 4% commission on the amount of furniture she sells during the month
If amount of sales is x$, then a 4% commission on the amount is 0.04x$
so 0.04x=200
x=200%2F0.04
x=5000$ amount of sales for that two choices will be equal