SOLUTION: Jason is a salesperson in the electronics department of a store. He is 16% short of his goal for the week. His goal is to earn $550. For each CD player he sells he earns $44. How m

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Question 619092: Jason is a salesperson in the electronics department of a store. He is 16% short of his goal for the week. His goal is to earn $550. For each CD player he sells he earns $44. How many CD players does he have to sell in order to meet his goal?
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Jason is a salesperson in the electronics department of a store. He is 16% short of his goal for the week. His goal is to earn $550. For each CD player he sells he earns $44. How many CD players does he have to sell in order to meet his goal?
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He still needs 16% of 550: 0.16*550 = $88.00
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# of CD's to sell = $88.00/44 = 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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