I need to figure out both of the questions.

Question

Myesha works in a department store selling clothing. She makes a guaranteed salary of $400 per week but is paid a commission on top of her base salary equal to 15% of her total sales for the week. How much would Myesha make in a week in which she made $250 in sales? How much would Myesha make in a week if she made x dollars in sales?

Answer 1

Hi Amaris,

The commission on sales of $250 would be determined by finding 15% of $250 or:

0.15 * $250= $37.50

Then the total made for the week would be:

$400 + 37.50 = $437.50

For x sales , you could use the following:

0.15 * x + 400