SOLUTION: A salesperson earns a base salary of $2,300 per month and a commission of 15% on the amount of sales
made. If the person has a paycheck of $5,782.25 for one month, what was the am
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Question 785743: A salesperson earns a base salary of $2,300 per month and a commission of 15% on the amount of sales
made. If the person has a paycheck of $5,782.25 for one month, what was the amount of sales for the
month Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x be the total sales
S= 2300 + 0.15x
5782.25=2300+0.15x
3482.25=0.15x
x=3482.25/0.15
x=$23,215.00
