need help with a word problem:
Frank makes $16,000 per year plus a 6% commission on all sales over $30,000. He wants to make more than $22,000 this year. How many dollars at least in sales must he achieve to make this salary goal?

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need help with a word problem:
Frank makes $16,000 per year plus a 6% commission on all sales over $30,000. He wants to make more than $22,000 this year. How many dollars at least in sales must he achieve to make this salary goal?

anonymous · Answer

His base salary is $16,000 so he's going to need to make $22,000 - $16,000 = $6000 in commissions in order to meet his goal.

anonymous · Answer

But remember that that is the commission he must receive, not the sales he will need to make.

anonymous · Answer

So $0.06x=6000$.