Tara works in a clothing store where she earns a base salary of $100 per day plus 12% of her daily sales. She sold $800 in clothing on Saturday and $1500 in clothing on Sunday. How much did she earn over the two days?

A. $276
B. $376
C. $476
D. $576

Question

Tara works in a clothing store where she earns a base salary of $100 per day plus 12% of her daily sales. She sold $800 in clothing on Saturday and $1500 in clothing on Sunday. How much did she earn over the two days?
	
	A.	$276	
	B.	$376	
	C.	$476	
	D.	$576

anonymous · Answer

Always breaks such problems down into simpler bits.
First: how much "base salary" did she make in those two days?

anonymous · Answer

i dont knoe

anonymous · Answer

Base salary is $100 per day.

anonymous · Answer

ok then

lilg132 · Answer

$100 x 2 (for 2 days) + (12% of $800) + (12% of $1500)

anonymous · Answer

So, over two days, how much in base salary?

anonymous · Answer

200

lilg132 · Answer

200 + 96 + 180 = $476

anonymous · Answer

Then, how much "extra" (12% of her sales) did she make on Saturday based on $800 in sales? That is 12% of 800, which is 12/100 times 800.

lilg132 · Answer

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