college algebra

Question

Ryan, a consumer electronics salesperson, earns a base salary of $1600 per month and a commission of 55 % on the amount of sales he makes. One month Ryan received a $1945 paycheck. Find the amount of his sales for the month.

 

ryan had a sales of ___ for the month.

Answer 1

Letting s = amount of sales

His monthly pay is 1,600 plus 55% of s :

 

0.55s + 1600 = Pay

 

0.55s + 1600 = 1945

 

Solve for s to find the sales for the month.

 

 

 

Answer 2

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!

First you want to find out how much he earned from commissions this month by taking

1945 – 1600 = 345

Then you can take the commissions earned and divide by his commission rate to figure out what the total amount of sales were

345 / 0.55 = 627.27

Meaning that Ryan had sales of $627.27 for the month

I hope that helps you get moving in a better direction on this type of question! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)