Question

Piper works at a camera store. He is paid an hourly rate plus 16% commission on everything he sells One week, he was paid $365 for working 20 hours and selling $1,500 worth of camera equipment. What is his hourly rate?

Answer 1

@phi

Answer 2

earned = 20 hours * rate + commission on 1500

Answer 3

So would the earned include $365 + $1,500 ?

Answer 4

no. commission means if you sells cameras, and at the end of the week, the customers paid 1500 for all the cameras they bought from him, he gets a small share
(he does not get it all, because the store has to buy cameras from the factory, and pay for renting the store, and making a profit.)

Answer 5

so that means that will the earned be equal to 365 + 1500(0.16)?

Answer 6

the 365 is how much he got from both the commission and for rate * 20 hours

Answer 7

He makes most of his money from the commission, and a small amount from the hourly pay:

hours * rate + commission = 365

Answer 8

You know hours is 20
you know the commission is 1500*0.16
you need to figure out rate

Answer 9

So is this something to do with isolating a variable to find out the rate?

Answer 10

yes. First write the equation
20x + 1500*0.16 = 365
solve for x

Answer 11

Okay.
1500 x 0.16 = 240

20x + 240 = 365
20x=125
125/20 = 6.25

Answer 12

So the answer is 6.25 right?

Answer 13

yes. algebra is very powerful way to figure it out.

Answer 14

THANK YOU!!

Answer 15

Can you help me with some other questions? Please.

Answer 16

a few

Answer 17

Thanks :)