Question 915871: John's monthly paycheck consists of $4000 plus a 9% commission on all of his sales. During one month, John earned $11,650. What were his sales during that month?
Answer by AlgebraLady88(44)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! John's pay is $ 11 650 one month. Looks like his base pay is $ 4000 and the rest is commission.
Now, his commission is 9 % and that is equal to
$ 11650 - $ 4000 = $ 7650 .
So, to find his sales for the month,
9/100x = 7650
0.09x = 7650
x = 85 000
His sales for the month equals $ 85 000. You will find that 9% of that will give you $7650 , the commission part of his pay.
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