Sandy works at a clothing store. She makes $7 per hour plus earns 10% commission on her sales. She worked 71 hours over the last two weeks and had a total of $2,587 in sales before taxes.

Which of the following is closest to how much she will earn in hourly wages and commission for those two weeks?
A $259
B $497
C $756
D $308

Question

Sandy works at a clothing store. She makes $7 per hour plus earns 10% commission on her sales. She worked 71 hours over the last two weeks and had a total of $2,587 in sales before taxes. 

Which of the following is closest to how much she will earn in hourly wages and commission for those two weeks?
A $259
B $497
C $756
D $308

gelow · Answer

@Catlover5925

gelow · Answer

@Korey_Minter

catlover5925 · Answer

i got 501 but i am not, sure
@Abhisar @samson245 @perl

gelow · Answer

ok thx but that is not one of the options

catlover5925 · Answer

i know, so idk what i did wrong

gelow · Answer

@LynxSecret

perl · Answer

it says she makes 7 dollars an hour and earns 10% commission
Let
 x = # hours
y = total sales

wages = 7x + .10*y

now plug in x = 71 , y = 2587

perl · Answer

7*71 + .10 * 2587= 755.7