Question

A salesclerk in a store is paid a salary plus 3% commission. If the salesclerk earns $10.65 commission for a weekend, how much were the sales?

Answer 1

Answer:

$355 was the sales

Step-by-step explanation:

if 3/100 = 10.65

it means for the fraction 3 % was the one equal to 10.65 but to get the rest of the 7 % we use simple proportion then we invert the fraction

100/3 ×10.65 =355