Question

A home appliance salesperson wants to earn a total of $4,000 next month including
base salary and commissions. He earns a base salary of $750 per month and earns a
20% commission for all sales in that month. How much money will he need to earn
from selling home appliances next month to reach his goal of $4,000 in earnings?
Show your work.​

Answer 1

Let x = commissions

Let y = total earnings

y = 0.20x + $750. Plug your numbers in.

$4,000 = 0.20x + $750. Subtract 750 from each side.

$3250 = 0.20x. Divide each side by 0.20.

$16,250 = x.

The salesperson needs to sell $16,250 in commissions to earn $4,000 in total earnings each month