Question

John Copeland sells tennis equipment. He is guaranteed a minimum salary of $1,500 a month plus 5.75% of his total sales. What is the correct set up to find John's total sales, s, for a month in which his gross pay was $2,075?

Answer 1

Got it. Let me explain

Answer 2

total gross pay=$2,075

guaranteed=$1,500

2075-1500=$575 from sales

Answer 3

575 is 5.75% of a number

Answer 4

since these numbers are in proportion you can say that 5% is 500

Answer 5

100% would be $10000 in sales as you multiply by 20

Answer 6

you can check this is right because 0.0575 times 10000=575, the correct price of the sales

Answer 7

clear?

Answer 8

yes thank you

Answer 9

yw :)