Jim sells vacuum cleaners. Each week he earns $200 plus 8% of his sales. How much did he earn last week if his sales totaled $3200?
The question states that SALES were 3200, so 8% of 3200 = 256 in commissions (plus salary of 200).
3200 x .08 = 256 200 + 256 = 456 456 is the answer
Every week he earns $200 so lets put that in first: $ = 200 + ... Now lets solve the rest. First he earns 8% of his sales so, if we let x represent his sales the equation will look like this: $ = 200 + 0.08x Now sub in 3200 for x: 200 + 0.08(3200) = 456 Therefore he earned $456.
3200*0.08+200=456. Answer: $456.
