Question

Can somebody help me with this problem by explaining the steps to solve it please: Jack is a car salesman who works strictly on commission. For every car he sells, he earns a 2% commission. Cars sell for $35,000 each. How many cars does Jack need to sell in order to reach his target income of $5,000 for the end of the month?

Answer 1

Start from the end.
He wants to earn $5,000.
He earns a certain amount per car he sells.
If you can find out how much he earns per car, then you divide $5,000 by how much he earns per car and that will tell you how many cars he needs to sell.
Do you follow so far?

Answer 2

Now the next step is to calculate how much he earns per car he sells.
Each car sells for $35,000.
He earns 2% of the sale price for each car he sells.
That means he earns 2% of 35,000 for each car he sells.
Now you need to calculate 2% of $5,000.
That tells you how much he earns per car he sells.
Then divide $5,000 by the amount he earns per car he sells.

Answer 3

Do you know how to find 2% of $35,000?