Question 967590: The amount of commission Bill Sanders, a salesman, receives is directly proportional to his sales. If Bill receives $3,200 when he sells $50,000 worth of merchandise, how much will he receive if his sales for the month are $70,000?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The amount of commission Bill Sanders, a salesman, receives is directly proportional to his sales. If Bill receives $3,200 when he sells $50,000 worth of merchandise, how much will he receive if his sales for the month are $70,000?
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Use a proportion::
x/70,000 = 3200/50000
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x = (7/5)(3200)
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x = 7*640
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x = 4200+280 = $4480.00
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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