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Question

Oswaldo earns a salary of $2,500 per month plus 8% commission on all of his sales he wants to earn 5,400 next month write an equation that shows what his total sales s must be in order for oswaldo to reach his goal

Answer 1

Pay = $2500 + (0.08)*(Sales)

 

$5400 = $2500 + (0.08)*(Sales)

 

$2900 = (0.08)*(Sales)

 

$2900/(0.08) = Sales

 

Solve for Sales.