Question

Fernando makes 5% of his sales plus $250 each week. For each holiday, he is paid $35. This month there are four weeks and one holiday. If Fernando has $4,000 in sales each week, how much will he be paid for this month? how do you solve this?

Answer 1

Ok so start with the amount he makes on the sales:
He makes 5% out of $ 4000
5% of $4000 is?

Answer 2

Since there are 4 weeks and he receives $250 a week.
The amount he will relieve is 4×250

Add this answer to the answer you got for 5% of $400O

Answer 3

would that be 200?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

do you multiply that by 4 as well?

Answer 6

No, just the 250 is multiplied by the 4

Answer 7

oh alright. so is it 1200?

Answer 8

Yes, so now add the amount he will be paid for on the holiday
Since there is just day as holiday, you don't need to multiply it with anything

Answer 9

*since there is just 1 day as holiday

Answer 10

alright so $1235.00

Answer 11

yes