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Question from Tamara: if you earned a gross wage of $810, which includes a salary of $90 and a 6% commission how much is the net sales? |
Hi Tamara,
Since you were paid a salary of $\$90$ your commission was $\$810 - \$90 = \$720.$
Your commission is 6% of sales so if you knew your sales you could calculate your commission. For example if your sales were $\$2000$ then your commission would be
\[0.06 \times \$2000 = \$120.\]
But you don't know your sales so let's assume it is $\$S.$ Then
\[0.06 \times \$S = \$720.\]
Solve for $\$S.$
Penny
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