Question

Jon earns a minimum salary of $570 per week plus 3.25 % of total sales. What is his total sales for the week in which his gross pay was $882?

Answer 1

Answer:

$9600

Explanation:

The total earning of Jon can be calculated using the following equation:

P = 570 + 3.25%(x)

P = 570 + 0.0325x

Where x is the total sales. So, his salary will be 570 plus 0.0325 or 3.25% of the total sales.

If his gross pay was 882, we can replace P by 882 as:

P = 570 + 0.0325x

882 = 570 + 0.0325x

Therefore, we can solve for x:

$\begin{gathered} 882-570=570+0.0325x-570 \\ 312=0.0325x \\ \frac{312}{0.0325}=\frac{0.0325x}{0.0325} \\ 9600=x \end{gathered}$

So, his total sales for the week is $9600